- Elevation
- 65 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport68 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport69 km
About The Barr
The Barr is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Barr of Baroile and Creagan Breac.
Photos of The Barr
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Island Macaskin Nicola Lang · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Barr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 187 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (204 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 204 | 126 | 154 | 95 | 82 | 89 | 108 | 127 | 168 | 184 | 187 | 191 |
How to get to The Barr
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 68 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (69 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 68 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmeast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 75 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 143 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 237 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Barr
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,981 natural sites, 1,277 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km628 places
- Scarba Island 18 kmNW
- Cala Island 13 kmSW
- Torsa Island Island 20 kmNW
- Shuna Island 15 kmNW
25–60 km1,592 places
- Isle of Arran Island 57 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 50 kmSE
- Colonsay Island 47 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 55 kmSE
60–100 km2,142 places
- Eigg Island 99 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 88 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 80 kmSE
- Oronsay Island 69 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kilbride Village, Argyll and Bute1.2 km E
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Kilmichael Glassary Village, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SE
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Lochgilphead City, Argyll and Bute7.1 km S -
Slockavullin Village, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NW
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Poltalloch Village, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NW
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Bridgend Village, Argyll and Bute3.8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Barr of Baroile Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km NE
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Creagan Breac Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km SE
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Dunadd Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km S
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Standing Stones Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km S
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Binnein Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NE
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Cnoc an Aingil Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km N
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Cnoc na h-Eilde Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km N
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Torr a' Bhlarain Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E
Sources & licences
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