The secret peninsula

Kilchoan is the most westerly village in mainland Britain, which makes discovering it all the more special

SALLY COFFEY

Narrow, rocky roads that seem to wend and wind at will, with ditches either side, can be daunting to the uninitiated. The first time I visited Ardnamurchan, one of Scotland’s most remote peninsulas – a finger of land poking out of the west coast between Moidart and Morvern – I arrived via the Corran Ferry. On that visit, it was autumn, the nights were drawing in and navigating the B8007 road as it skirted Loch Sunart for an hour or more to reach our refuge, was challenging to say the least. This time, the Corran Ferry is closed so we’ve had to come the long way round via Loch Eil from Fort William, which has put a fair amount of time onto our journey. Thankfully, this time it’s May, and…

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