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Ben Loyal - An Caisteal

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′18″ N 4°26′06″ W

Map showing the location of Ben Loyal - An Caisteal Ben Loyal - An Caisteal
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
764 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ribigill
5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport79 km
INV Inverness Airport99 km

About Ben Loyal - An Caisteal

Ben Loyal - An Caisteal is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 764 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bheag and Creag Riabhach.

Climate of Ben Loyal - An Caisteal

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (159 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Ben Loyal - An Caisteal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°3°5°9°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-3°-1°1°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1399912481758592106135149159142

How to get to Ben Loyal - An Caisteal

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 198 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 79 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 108 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 283 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ben Loyal - An Caisteal

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 1,896 natural sites, 563 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 18 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 15 kmN
  • Neave Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Eilean Iosal Island 19 kmN

25–60 km1,082 places

  • Clett Island 57 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 43 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 41 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km1,111 places

  • Hoy Island 82 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 90 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 98 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 73 kmSW

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