- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport18 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport45 km
About Am Fraoch Eilean
Am Fraoch Eilean is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Am Fraoch Eilean is an uninhabited island in the Sound of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is 1 mile (2 kilometres) from Ardfin on Jura. Brosdale Island is located to the east. The name is Scottish Gaelic and means "the heather isle" and was formerly called "Ellan Charne". The ruins of Claig Castle are on Am Fraoch Eilean.
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Photos of Am Fraoch Eilean
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Andrew Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Brosdale Island Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Am Fraoch Eilean
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 120 | 153 | 96 | 75 | 86 | 107 | 125 | 157 | 181 | 179 | 176 |
How to get to Am Fraoch Eilean
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 112 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 18 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 45 kmsoutheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 94 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 133 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 205 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 274 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Am Fraoch Eilean
Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 1,801 natural sites, 985 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km307 places
- Texa Island Island 21 kmS
- Eilean Mór Island 24 kmNE
- Jura Island 25 kmN
- Islay Island 10 kmW
25–60 km896 places
- Isle of Arran Island 54 kmSE
- Colonsay Island 33 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 36 kmN
- Scarba Island 48 kmNE
60–100 km1,655 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmE
- Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 91 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 72 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardfin Village, Argyll and Bute1.6 km NE
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Feolin Ferry Village, Argyll and Bute6.9 km NW
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Craighouse Village, Argyll and Bute7.1 km NE
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Keils Village, Argyll and Bute7.8 km NE -
Port Askaig Village, Argyll and Bute7.6 km NW
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Barr Village, Argyll and Bute7.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Am Plòth Island, Argyll and Bute0.3 km NE
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Brosdale Island Island, Argyll and Bute2.9 km E
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Cnoc Reamhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.9 km N
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Beinn na Doire Leithe Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.5 km N
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Glas Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute3.2 km NW
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Beinn na Caillich Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.7 km SW
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Aonach Cumhang Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.9 km E
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McArthurs Head Natural site, Scotland2.8 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources