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Ardheslaig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°32′45″ N 5°42′27″ W

Map showing the location of Ardheslaig Ardheslaig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport83 km
INV Inverness Airport99 km

About Ardheslaig

Ardheslaig is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 13 m.

From Wikipedia

Ardheslaig (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Heisleag) is a crofting settlement at the northern end of the Applecross peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Shieldaig on the shores of Loch Torridon. It is described as a "widely dispersed group of houses around the head of an inlet" to the loch and has no shops or local services.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Ardheslaig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 245 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (245 mm)
Driest month
May (91 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 Ardheslaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)22714918310391106116131203229245233

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ardheslaig

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 83 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 205 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 205 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 207 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 329 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ardheslaig

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,920 natural sites, 1,424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km409 places

  • Eilean Tigh Island 18 kmW
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 22 kmNE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 21 kmNE
  • Island of Rona Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,637 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 43 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 28 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 56 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 34 kmSW

60–100 km3,334 places

  • Hebrides Island 93 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 76 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 77 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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