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Barr Mor

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°16′59″ N 5°37′46″ W

Map showing the location of Barr Mor Barr Mor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balvicar
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport77 km
TRE Tiree Airport80 km

About Barr Mor

Barr Mor is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 100 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Ballachuan Loch and Balvicar Hill.

Climate of Barr Mor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Mor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)210128156947886107129174189194195

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Barr Mor

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 77 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (87 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 97 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 77 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 80 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 87 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 156 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 165 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 189 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 236 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Barr Mor

Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 3,250 natural sites, 1,303 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km567 places

  • Scarba Island 12 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 3 kmS
  • Shuna Island 8 kmS
  • Seil Island 2 kmNW

25–60 km1,737 places

  • Colonsay Island 44 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 40 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 46 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km2,328 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 80 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 76 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Balvicar Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.2 km NE
  • Cuan Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.6 km S
  • Ellenabeich Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.8 km NW
  • Kilbrandon Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.8 km E
  • Easdale Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km NW
  • South Cuan Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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