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Beinn an Sgoltaire

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°05′56″ N 6°11′43″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn an Sgoltaire Beinn an Sgoltaire
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
125 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Colonsay
2.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport47 km
TRE Tiree Airport61 km

About Beinn an Sgoltaire

Beinn an Sgoltaire is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 125 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Kiloran Bay and Kiloran Beach.

Climate of Beinn an Sgoltaire

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (196 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Beinn an Sgoltaire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°10°11°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)196117145876777100121157177179174

How to get to Beinn an Sgoltaire

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 124 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 47 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 61 kmnorthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 80 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 188 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 204 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 277 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Beinn an Sgoltaire

Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 2,170 natural sites, 1,062 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Colonsay Island 4 kmS
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 1 kmNE
  • Oronsay Island 10 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 12 kmS

25–60 km1,321 places

  • Scarba Island 31 kmE
  • Cala Island 38 kmE
  • Ulva Island 43 kmN
  • Treshnish Isles Island 46 kmN

60–100 km1,804 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 81 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 89 kmN
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 91 kmSE

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