Corrachadh Mòr

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Corrachadh Mòr to the right and Mull in the distance as seen from the Ardnamurchan Point lighthouse
Corrachadh Mòr to the right and Mull in the distance as seen from the Ardnamurchan Point lighthouse

Corrachadh Mòr ETRS89 ( 56°42′56.20328″N, 6°13′40.59731″W; grid reference NM414662) is a small hillock on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, notable for adjoining the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain. It is about 36 kilometres (22 miles) further west than Land's End in Cornwall.

Depending on which coordinates are used, this headland is 30.78 metres or 42.81 metres west of Ardnamurchan Point (about a kilometre to the north). The latter is commonly, but incorrectly, described as being the most westerly point on the peninsula.

Corrachadh Mòr means 'Great, tapering field' in the Scottish Gaelic.

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