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Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°22′57″ N 5°09′05″ W

Map showing the location of Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
193 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilchrenan
3.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport72 km
ILY Islay Airport104 km

About Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor

Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 193 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Creag Thulach and Meall an Fhithich.

Climate of Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (230 mm)
Driest month
May (96 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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Climate of Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)2301501711059698115137185211213216

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 104 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 104 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 131 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 135 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Barr a' Ghlaoigh Mor

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 4,000 natural sites, 1,393 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km540 places

  • Eriska Island 23 kmNW
  • Inishail Island 5 kmSE
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 6 kmE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,981 places

  • Scarba Island 41 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 57 kmNW
  • Cala Island 50 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km2,978 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 75 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 85 kmNW

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