Bruces Castle
Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55°17′50″ N 6°10′08″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport34 km
- ILY Islay Airport43 km
About Bruces Castle
Bruces Castle is a historic site. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Altacarry Head Lighthouse and Altacarry Head.
Photos of Bruces Castle
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Rue Point Lighthouse Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rathlin Island Lighthouse Donald MacDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bruces Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 92 | 100 | 67 | 55 | 62 | 74 | 87 | 103 | 124 | 126 | 123 |
How to get to Bruces Castle
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 80 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 34 kmnortheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 43 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 69 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 80 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 136 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 201 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 239 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bruces Castle
Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 1,148 natural sites, 505 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km58 places
- Sheep Island Island 13 kmSW
- Rathlin Island Island 3 kmW
- Ushet Lough Lake 3 kmSW
- Ally Lough Lake 3 kmSW
25–60 km408 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 38 kmW
- Benone Beach Beach 47 kmW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 41 kmW
- West Maiden Island 49 kmSE
60–100 km1,274 places
- Isle of Arran Island 67 kmNE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 95 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 86 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 98 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Altacarry Head Lighthouse Landmark, Causeway Coast and Glens0.5 km N
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Altacarry Head Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens0.7 km NW
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Rue Point Lighthouse Landmark, Causeway Coast and Glens4.5 km S
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Craigmacagan Lough Lake, Causeway Coast and Glens2.1 km SW
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Kilpatrick (Rathlin Island) Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens2.6 km W
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Kinkeel Lough Lake, Causeway Coast and Glens2.4 km SW
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Church Bay Natural site, Northern Ireland2.1 km SW
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Mill Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.9 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballycastle Town, Causeway Coast and Glens11 km SW
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Ballypatrick Village, Causeway Coast and Glens13 km S
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Ballintoy Harbour Village, Causeway Coast and Glens14 km SW
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Ballyvoy Village, Causeway Coast and Glens11 km S
More sights in Causeway Coast and Glens
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Rathlin Island Lighthouse Landmark, Causeway Coast and Glens7.1 km W
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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Landmark, Causeway Coast and Glens12 km SW -
Bonamargy Abbey Historic site, Causeway Coast and Glens13 km S
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Gobban Saers Castle Historic site, Causeway Coast and Glens13 km S
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Layd Church Historic site, Causeway Coast and Glens24 km S
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Dunluce Castle Historic site, Causeway Coast and Glens28 km W
Sources & licences
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