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Loch a' Ghille

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°14′35″ N 5°23′40″ W

Map showing the location of Loch a' Ghille Loch a' Ghille
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
271 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmelford
5.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport73 km
ILY Islay Airport82 km

About Loch a' Ghille

Loch a' Ghille is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 271 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Creag nan Cuilean and Carn Duchara.

Climate of Loch a' Ghille

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (226 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Loch a' Ghille
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

How to get to Loch a' Ghille

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 82 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 82 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 186 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch a' Ghille

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 3,394 natural sites, 1,345 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km665 places

  • Scarba Island 21 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 14 kmW
  • Shuna Island 13 kmW
  • Seil Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,726 places

  • Colonsay Island 55 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 51 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 57 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km2,444 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 72 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 61 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 87 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilmelford Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.4 km W
  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km S
  • Braevallich Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.6 km SE
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.9 km NW
  • Newyork Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.9 km E
  • Eredine Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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