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Gartmorn Dam

Located in Clackmannanshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°07′00″ N 3°44′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gartmorn Dam Gartmorn Dam
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clackmannan
1.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport29 km
GLA Glasgow Airport51 km

About Gartmorn Dam

Gartmorn Dam is a lake. Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Elevation: 35 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include North Birkhill and Gartmorn Hill.

Climate of Gartmorn Dam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (126 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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 Gartmorn Dam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)12686955562616675101118114116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gartmorn Dam

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 38 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 29 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 51 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 58 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 61 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 185 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gartmorn Dam

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 3,512 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • St Serf's Island Island 25 kmE
  • Roy's Folly Island 23 kmNE
  • Inch Island 5 kmW
  • Reed Bower Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,343 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 32 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 31 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 43 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 56 kmE

60–100 km2,972 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 84 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 93 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 87 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 85 kmSW

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