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{{Short description|Westernmost point of Great Britain}}
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'''{{lang|gd|Corrachadh Mòr|italic=no}}''' is a [[headland]] on the {{lang|gd|[[Ardnamurchan]]|italic=no}} [[Peninsula]] in [[Lochaber]], [[Highland (council area)|Highland]], west of Scotland. Notable for being the [[list of extreme points of the United Kingdom|most westerly point]] on the island of [[Great Britain]]. It is {{cvt|37|km}} further west than [[Land's End]] in [[Cornwall]].<ref name="auto">[http://geographiclib.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/RhumbSolve RhumbSolve online rhumb line calculator].</ref>
Depending on which coordinates are used, this headland is {{convert|31|or|43|m}} west of [[Ardnamurchan Point|{{lang|gd|Ardnamurchan|italic=no|nocat=y}} Point]] (and about a kilometre to its south).<ref name="auto"/> Ardnamurchan Point is commonly, but incorrectly, described as the most westerly point on the peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westhighlandpeninsulas.com/about-the-peninsulas/ardnamurchan|title=Ardnamurchan | West Highland Peninsula|website=West Highland Peninsulas}}</ref>
{{lang|gd|Corrachadh Mòr}} means 'great, tapering field' in [[Scottish Gaelic]].
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* [[Mull of Galloway]] – Scotland's most southerly point
* [[Dunnet Head]] – Scotland's most northerly point on the mainland
* [[Keith Inch]] – Scotland's most easterly point on the mainland
* [[List of extreme points of the United Kingdom]]
==Gallery==
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File:Ardmanurchan Point to Corrachadh Mòr with sun at local noon -small.jpg|Corrachadh Mòr as seen from the [[Ardnamurchan Point]]
</gallery>
==References==
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