- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport83 km
- INV Inverness Airport99 km
About Ardheslaig
Ardheslaig is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 13 m.
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.
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Climate of Ardheslaig
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 227 | 149 | 183 | 103 | 91 | 106 | 116 | 131 | 203 | 229 | 245 | 233 |
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
Everything nearby-
Ardheslaig Mountain, Highland0.4 km SE
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Aird Mountain, Highland0.7 km N
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Meall an Doire Dhuibh Mountain, Highland0.9 km S
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A' Bhainlir Mountain, Highland1.5 km W
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Loch a’ Chracaich Natural site, Highland1.6 km W
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Loch Shieldaig Natural site, Highland1.5 km E
Sources & licences
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