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Cruach Chaorainn

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°53′20″ N 5°27′26″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Chaorainn Cruach Chaorainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
305 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tarbert
3.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport52 km
ILY Islay Airport55 km

About Cruach Chaorainn

Cruach Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 305 m. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Cruach Gille Bheagain and Cnoc nan Cabar.

Climate of Cruach Chaorainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (207 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Cruach Chaorainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)207127159968392108128168183188194

How to get to Cruach Chaorainn

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (64 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 75 km to the east.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 52 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 55 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 64 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 142 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 147 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 167 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach Chaorainn

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 2,570 natural sites, 1,143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Cala Island 16 kmNW
  • Eilean Mór Island 18 kmW
  • Inchmarnock Island 23 kmSE
  • Island of Danna Island 15 kmW

25–60 km1,502 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 35 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 51 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmSE

60–100 km1,958 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 63 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 91 kmN
  • Eriska Island 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.9 km SE
  • Stonefield Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.4 km E
  • West Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.1 km S
  • Erines Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km NE
  • Torinturk Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.8 km S
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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