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Natural site

Glen Nant

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°24′00″ N 5°13′00″ W

Glen Nant
Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bridge of Awe
2.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport76 km
TRE Tiree Airport102 km

About Glen Nant

Glen Nant is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Glen Nant (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Neannta) is a glen lying to the south of Taynuilt in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. An area of woodland of 339 hectares on the western side of the River Nant is designated as national nature reserve (NNR), which is owned and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). It is an example of an Atlantic Oakwood, and is one of largest areas of upland oak woodland in north Argyll.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glen Nant

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 202 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (215 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Glen Nant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)215139160988793112132178200202205

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glen Nant

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 84 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 102 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 103 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 135 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glen Nant

Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 4,007 natural sites, 1,398 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km578 places

  • Eriska Island 19 kmNW
  • Shuna Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Lismore Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Kerrera Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,998 places

  • Scarba Island 39 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 53 kmNW
  • Cala Island 50 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 29 kmSW

60–100 km2,931 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 89 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 73 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 72 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bridge of Awe Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.6 km NE
  • Taynuilt Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km NW
  • Achlonan Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    3.8 km N
  • Brochroy Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    4.1 km N
  • Airds Bay Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.1 km NW
  • Kilchrenan Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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