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Barr Mor

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′40″ N 5°29′07″ W

Map showing the location of Barr Mor Barr Mor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
102 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Torinturk
0.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport45 km
ILY Islay Airport51 km

About Barr Mor

Barr Mor is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 102 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Eòghainn and Cnoc an Tigh Odhair.

Climate of Barr Mor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 178 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (196 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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°8°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)196122152918089104123159172178185

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barr Mor

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (66 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 77 km to the east.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 45 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 51 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 77 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 172 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 255 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Barr Mor

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,466 natural sites, 1,121 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km328 places

  • Cala Island 22 kmN
  • Eilean Mór Island 18 kmNW
  • Inchmarnock Island 22 kmE
  • Isle of Gigha Island 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,379 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 29 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 53 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmE

60–100 km1,984 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 61 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 97 kmN
  • Eriska Island 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Torinturk Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.8 km SW
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.5 km SE
  • Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.8 km NE
  • Kennacraig Village, Argyll and Bute
    3 km S
  • West Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    4 km NE
  • Whitehouse Village, Argyll and Bute
    5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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