- Elevation
- 377 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport13 km
- ILY Islay Airport50 km
About A' Chruach
A' Chruach is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 377 m. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Corr Bhan and Beinn na Lice.
Photos of A' Chruach
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Beinn na Lice Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse Steve Partridge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of A' Chruach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 102 | 116 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 84 | 98 | 118 | 142 | 143 | 143 |
How to get to A' Chruach
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 13 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (78 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 83 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 13 kmnortheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 50 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 78 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 83 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 176 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 225 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from A' Chruach
Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 1,526 natural sites, 663 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km82 places
- Sheep Island Island 13 kmE
- Sanda Island Island 13 kmSE
- Island Davaar Island 17 kmNE
- Glunimore Island Island 14 kmE
25–60 km502 places
- Isle of Arran Island 44 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 45 kmS
- Texa Island Island 40 kmNW
- The Skerries Island 56 kmW
60–100 km1,691 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 86 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 73 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 74 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carskey Village, Argyll and Bute5.1 km SE
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High Keil Village, Argyll and Bute7.2 km E
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Campbeltown Village, Argyll and Bute14 km NE -
Southend Village, Argyll and Bute8.7 km E
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Machrihanish Village, Argyll and Bute10 km N
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Drumlemble Village, Argyll and Bute10 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Corr Bhan Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km W
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Beinn na Lice Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km S
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Remuil Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.1 km NE
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Strone Glen Natural site, Scotland3.7 km SE
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Dun Ban Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.2 km NW
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Torr Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.3 km S
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Corr nan Long Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.4 km E
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Glen Breackerie Natural site, Scotland4.2 km E
Sources & licences
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