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Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°18′37″ N 5°48′12″ W

Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
Steve Partridge · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Carskey
6.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport16 km
ILY Islay Airport50 km

About Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse

Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

The Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse on Mull of Kintyre was the second lighthouse commissioned in Scotland by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights. It was designed and built by Thomas Smith and completed in 1788. Smith had previously designed the light at Kinnaird Head, but Mull of Kintyre was a far more substantial project, in a far more remote location. In 1782, a series of storms hit Scotland that resulted in ship wrecks and detrimental financial impacts on the merchant class.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1788
Heritage designation
category A listed building
Height
12 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (152 mm)
Driest month
May (62 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1521021167462718498118142143143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 16 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 80 km to the south.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 16 kmnortheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 50 kmnorthwest
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 80 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 115 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 219 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 222 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 1,475 natural sites, 623 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

  • Sheep Island Island 15 kmE
  • Sanda Island Island 14 kmE
  • Island Davaar Island 21 kmNE
  • Glunimore Island Island 16 kmE

25–60 km458 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 48 kmNE
  • West Maiden Island 43 kmS
  • Texa Island Island 41 kmNW
  • The Skerries Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,628 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmNE
  • Colonsay Island 88 kmN
  • Ayr Beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carskey Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.8 km E
  • High Keil Village, Argyll and Bute
    9.2 km E
  • Campbeltown Village, Argyll and Bute
    18 km NE
  • Southend Village, Argyll and Bute
    11 km E

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources