Sanna ( gd, Sanna) is a hamlet at the far western tip of the
Scottish peninsula of
Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan (, gd, Àird nam Murchan: headland of the great seas) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access ...
, in
Lochaber
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,
Highland
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. It is one of the most westerly settlements on the mainland of
Great Britain
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, and consists of a small collection of
croft
Croft may refer to:
Occupations
* Croft (land), a small area of land, often with a crofter's dwelling
* Crofting, small-scale food production
* Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, also called a croft
Locations In the Uni ...
s and houses around a series of unspoilt sandy beaches. It is the setting for most of
Alasdair Maclean
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's autobiographical book ''Night Falls on Ardnamurchan''.
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Populated places in Lochaber
Ardnamurchan
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