Barcaldine Castle
Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°30′38″ N 5°24′06″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport90 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport93 km
About Barcaldine Castle
Barcaldine Castle is a historic site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Barcaldine Castle (also called the Black Castle) is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1601
- Heritage designation
- category A listed building
- Official website
- barcaldinecastle.co.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Barcaldine Castle
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Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Barcaldine Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 218 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (227 mm)
- Driest month
- May (85 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 227 | 146 | 176 | 102 | 85 | 93 | 114 | 137 | 189 | 209 | 218 | 219 |
How to get to Barcaldine Castle
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 90 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (93 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 101 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 90 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmsoutheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 106 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 101 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 150 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 216 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barcaldine Castle
Within 100 km: 70 historic and cultural sites, 4,101 natural sites, 1,411 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km471 places
- Eriska Island 2 kmN
- Shuna Island Island 9 kmN
- Lismore Island Island 10 kmW
- Kerrera Island 17 kmSW
25–60 km2,086 places
- Scarba Island 41 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 36 kmNW
- Cala Island 57 kmS
- Ulva Island 51 kmW
60–100 km3,025 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmS
- Colonsay Island 71 kmSW
- Eigg Island 64 kmNW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 93 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Reamhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km W
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Sgeir Caillich Island, Argyll and Bute1.9 km N
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Eriska Island, Argyll and Bute2.5 km N
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Loch Creran Lake, Highland1.9 km NE
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Beinn Lora Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km SE
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Shian Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.6 km N
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Eilean a' Chruidh Island, Argyll and Bute2.7 km N
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Dùn Bachlach Historic site, Argyll and Bute4.3 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Baravullin Village, Argyll and Bute1.2 km SW
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Eriska Village Village, Argyll and Bute1.8 km NW
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Tralee Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute1.7 km SW
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Kiel Crofts Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute1.7 km S
More sights in Argyll and Bute
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Tirefour Castle Historic site, Argyll and Bute4.7 km NW
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Lismore Lighthouse Landmark, Argyll and Bute14 km SW -
Gylen Castle Historic site, Argyll and Bute17 km SW -
Lady's Rock Lighthouse Landmark, Argyll and Bute15 km SW -
Achadun Castle Historic site, Argyll and Bute10 km W
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Kilchurn Castle Historic site, Argyll and Bute27 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources