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Carlin's Cairn

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°10′00″ N 4°21′40″ W

Map showing the location of Carlin's Cairn Carlin's Cairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
807 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craigmalloch
6.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km
GLA Glasgow Airport79 km

About Carlin's Cairn

Carlin's Cairn is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 807 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Rhinns of Kells and Corserine.

Climate of Carlin's Cairn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (188 mm)
Driest month
June (90 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 Carlin's Cairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°6°10°12°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°1°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)18612614592959095122160186188183

How to get to Carlin's Cairn

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 78 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 89 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 78 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 119 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 173 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carlin's Cairn

Within 100 km: 234 historic and cultural sites, 2,377 natural sites, 640 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km381 places

  • Green Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Isles of Trool Island 14 kmSW
  • Burned Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Holly Island Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km1,005 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 37 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 46 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 56 kmNW

60–100 km1,865 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 74 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 90 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Rhinns of Kells Mountain, Scotland
    1.9 km S
  • Corserine Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.3 km S
  • Meaul Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.6 km N
  • Torrs Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.1 km E
  • Cairnsgarroch Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km NE
  • Millfire Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km S
  • Bennan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km SE
  • Hoodens Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
    4.5 km W

Sources & licences

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