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OS grid reference
  
NM438681

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
PH36 4

Local time
  
Friday 7:30 PM

Lieutenancy area
  
Highland

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
Fort William

Police
  
Scottish

Council area
  
Highland

Portuairk

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 77% Humidity

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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.

Contents

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.

References

Portuairk Wikipedia