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Eilean nan Ceann

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°13′18″ N 5°41′15″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean nan Ceann Eilean nan Ceann
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport70 km
TRE Tiree Airport79 km

About Eilean nan Ceann

Eilean nan Ceann is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Fiola Meadhonach and Eilean Iosal.

Climate of Eilean nan Ceann

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 211 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (229 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Eilean nan Ceann
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)2291391711028291113137186203211209

How to get to Eilean nan Ceann

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (87 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 98 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 70 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 79 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 87 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 158 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 170 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 243 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Eilean nan Ceann

Within 100 km: 78 historic and cultural sites, 3,036 natural sites, 1,262 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km543 places

  • Scarba Island 5 kmSW
  • Cala Island 24 kmS
  • Torsa Island Island 6 kmNE
  • Shuna Island 5 kmE

25–60 km1,613 places

  • Colonsay Island 37 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 34 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 51 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km2,220 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 74 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 81 kmN
  • Troon Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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