OS grid reference NM438681 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district PH36 4 Local time Friday 7:30 PM | Post town Fort William | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Eilean feoir holiday cottage portuairk
Portuairk (Scottish Gaelic: Port Uairce) is a crofting township, at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland, and claims the honour of being the most westerly settlement on the British mainland, although nearby Kilchoan is the most westerly village.
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- Eilean feoir holiday cottage portuairk
- Map of Portuairk Acharacle UK
- Portuairk underwater
- Climate
- References
Map of Portuairk, Acharacle, UK
Overlooking Sanna Bay, the village is visited by walkers and scenery enthusiasts, with views of Skye and the Small Isles: Rùm, Eigg, and Muck.
Cuillin View is a traditional cottage at the end of the bay roughly 172 years old.
Portuairk underwater
Climate
Like much of the British isles, Portuairk has a Temperate Maritime Climate, with mild, somewhat dry summers and cold, wet winters. Temperatures usually range from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) to 16.8 °C (62.2 °F), but the all-time temperature range is between −5 °C (23 °F), which is mild for its latitude and 28 °C (82 °F), which is slightly cooler than expected for its latitude. There is an average of 15 snow days per year, with 23 air frosts and a wind speed reaching a peak of 28 kilometres per hour (17 mph) in February. The highest wind speed recorded was 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), unusually recorded in July.