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KnoydartThis peninsula is flanked by Loch Nevis, loch of heaven, to the south and Loch Hourn, loch of hell, to the north and is one of the remotest areas in Scotland. It is only approached by one narrow road, which runs from the A87 north of Loch Garry to Kinloch Hourn. From there two foot paths offer a twenty mile hike across rough moor land and mountains, three of which are Munros. The only other way to get here is by boat - from Mallaig crossing Loch Nevis to Inverie, the only village in the area. The Old Forge pub in Inverie is in the Guinness Book of Records as being the most remote in mainland Britain. Ladhar Bheinn is the highest mountain in the area and also the furthest west of all the Munros on the Scottish mainland. In Gaelic mythology Loch Hourn was the home of the devil. Hourn is a corruption of iutharn meaning hell. Due to the height and proximity of the mountains to the loch the sun does not shine on the Knoydart coast of Hourn for five months in winter. |
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