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Island

Eilean nan Gabhar

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°36′31″ N 6°14′04″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean nan Gabhar Eilean nan Gabhar
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Croig
0.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport41 km
BRR Barra Airport87 km

About Eilean nan Gabhar

Eilean nan Gabhar is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Each and Croig Wood.

Climate of Eilean nan Gabhar

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 6° · Rain 227 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (238 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Gabhar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)2381461821068693117144199218227218

How to get to Eilean nan Gabhar

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 148 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 41 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 87 kmnorthwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 103 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 201 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 202 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 225 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 259 kmeast

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

Day trips from Eilean nan Gabhar

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 2,894 natural sites, 1,240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Oronsay Island 20 kmE
  • Ulva Island 14 kmS
  • Treshnish Isles Island 16 kmSW
  • Soa Island Island 25 kmW

25–60 km1,122 places

  • Hebrides Island 53 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 33 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 56 kmS
  • Scarba Island 57 kmSE

60–100 km2,771 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 77 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 87 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 60 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Croig Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.4 km S
  • Langamull Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km SW
  • Sunipol Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.2 km W
  • Calgary Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.8 km SW
  • Frachadil Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.4 km SW
  • Dervaig Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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