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Sunart (/ˈsuːnɑːrt/ SOO-nart, Scottish Gaelic: Suaineart [ˈs̪uəɲərˠʃt̪]) is a rural district and community in the south west of Lochaber in Highland, Scotland, on the shores of Loch Sunart, and part of the civil parish of Ardnamurchan. The main village is Strontian, at the head of the loch, which is the location of Ardnamurchan High School, the local fire station, police station and other facilities.

The district is bounded to the south by the eastern half of Loch Sunart and by part of Morvern, to the west by the Ardnamurchan peninsula (beyond Salen), to the north by Loch Shiel, and to the east and north east by the district of Ardgour, from which it is divided by a range of high hills. Main access to the area today is via Glen Tarbert, from the Corran Ferry, although there is also a road coming in from Lochailort, via Moidart, to the north. Although the area may seem isolated now, in the past the main mode of transport in the West Highlands was boat, and the district was well-integrated into the west coast economy and culture.

Nearly all of the population live in a narrow ribbon of small settlements along the northern shore of Loch Sunart, with a southerly aspect. The inland, including the shore of Loch Shiel, consists of rough, hilly country, mainly moorland, peat bog and woodland, dominated by the main hill, Beinn Resipol, which is a Corbett.

The main income for the area is tourism, with some salmon fish-farming.

Wildlife

The area is renowned for the richness of its wildlife, and it contains some of the best surviving remnants of the ancient temperate Atlantic oak forest^[1]^[2] which once clothed most of the west coast of Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany, but now survives only in isolated pockets. Loch Sunart itself also has a rich flora and fauna. In the past salmon and sea trout angling was important to the local hotels, but, like much of Europe, the runs of fish in the spring and summer are much reduced.

The area is reputed to have the widest variety of mosses, ferns, fungi, lichen, the rare chequered skipper butterfly, and bryophyte species in the whole of Europe, due to the mild, wet oceanic climate.^[3]^[4]

Sunart is designated as a Special Area of Conservation.^[1]

A campaign is underway to remove Rhododendron ponticum, an invasive introduced species.^[5]

Places in Sunart

Achnanellan, Anaheilt, Ard Airigh, Ardery, Ardnastaing, Ariundle
Drumnatorran
Glenhurich, Gorstanvorran
Polloch
Resipole
Salen, Scamodale, Scotstown, Strontian

References

^ ^a ^b "Special Areas of Conservation (SAC): Sunart". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ Quelch, Peter (2005). "Sunart oakwoods: a guide to their sustainable management" (PDF). Highand Birchwoods. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Sunart's 'rich habitats' to be protected from renewables". BBC News. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Sunart". West Highland Peninsulas. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "Glenborrodale: Conservation". RSPB. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

56°41′43″N 5°34′07″W / 56.69525°N 5.56862°W / 56.69525; -5.56862

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Settlements	Ach' An Todhair A' Chill Achaphubuil Acharacle Achnaha Achluachrach Achriabhach Ardechive Ardmolich Ardshealach Ardtoe Arisaig Back of Keppoch Ballachulish Banavie Blaich Caol Cleadale Corpach Corran Dalnabreck Druimarben Duisky Fort William Galmisdale Glenborrodale Glencoe Glenfinnan Glenuig Inverie Kilchoan Kilmory (Ardnamurchan) Kinloch Kinlochleven Lochaline Mallaig Morar Ockle Onich Port Mòr Portuairk Resipole Roybridge Salen Sanna Spean Bridge Strontian
Geography	Ardgour Ardnamurchan Knoydart Moidart Morvern Glen Nevis Islands Canna Eigg Muck Rùm Peaks Am Bodach Aonach Beag Aonach Eagach Aonach Mòr Beinn a' Bheithir Ben Hiant Ben Nevis Bidean nam Bian Binnein Mòr Buachaille Etive Beag Buachaille Etive Mòr Càrn Mòr Dearg Gulvain Ladhar Bheinn Meall an t-Suidhe Sgùrr a' Mhàim Sgùrr Eilde Mòr Sgùrr na Cìche Sgùrr Thuilm Stob Ban (Grey Corries) Stob Bàn (Mamores) Stob Choire Claurigh Stob Coire Easain Lochs Aline Arkaig Eil Laggan Linnhe Lochy Moidart Morar Nevis Shiel Sunart Treig Rivers River Coe River Lochy River Spean
Landmarks	Commando Memorial Glencoe House Glenfinnan Viaduct Mingary Castle Castle Tioram Tor Castle
Transport	A82 A830 A861

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For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see List of Scottish islands

Islands of the Clyde	Arran Cumbrae
Islay	The Oa Rinns of Islay
Mull	Aros Ross of Mull
Skye	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Trotternish Waternish
Outer Hebrides	Harris (North Harris, South Harris) Lewis (The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back)
Orkney	Pomona Hoy and Walls Rousay Shapinsay South Ronaldsay Westray
Shetland	Mainland (Central Mainland, North Mainland, South Mainland, West Mainland) Fetlar Unst Whalsay Yell North Isles

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