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Mountain

Beinn an Tuirc

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°34′02″ N 5°34′00″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn an Tuirc Beinn an Tuirc
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
454 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carradale
6.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport16 km
ILY Islay Airport45 km

About Beinn an Tuirc

Beinn an Tuirc is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 454 m. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Donn and Clach a' Bhealaich.

Climate of Beinn an Tuirc

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 173 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (189 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Tuirc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)189119146887786101120150169173177

How to get to Beinn an Tuirc

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (63 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 89 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 16 kmsouthwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 45 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 89 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 110 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 155 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 190 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 253 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn an Tuirc

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 2,039 natural sites, 965 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 20 kmE
  • Isle of Gigha Island 18 kmNW
  • Gigalum Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Island Davaar Island 16 kmS

25–60 km882 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 46 kmNE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 60 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 57 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 46 kmNE

60–100 km2,033 places

  • Colonsay Island 69 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 71 kmNW
  • Portstewart Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • Benone Beach Beach 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carradale Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.5 km E
  • Torrisdale Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.5 km E
  • Arnicle Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.6 km NW
  • Waterfoot Village, Argyll and Bute
    5 km E
  • Bridgend Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km NE
  • Saddell Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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