- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 86 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport99 km
- TRE Tiree Airport111 km
About Dun Grugaig
Dun Grugaig is a historic site. Location: Highland, Scotland.
Dun Grugaig (or Caisteal Chonil) is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located about 7 kilometres southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland (grid reference NG85141591).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Dun Grugaig
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Trevor Littlewood · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Sgritheall W. L. Tarbert · Public domain -
Beinn nan Caorach Dave Fergusson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dun Telve John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dun Troddan Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Dun Grugaig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 272 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (272 mm)
- Driest month
- May (103 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 268 | 174 | 217 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 129 | 149 | 226 | 251 | 272 | 268 |
How to get to Dun Grugaig
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 99 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 167 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 111 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 114 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 167 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 200 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 209 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dun Grugaig
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,026 natural sites, 1,064 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km538 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 9 kmW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 7 kmSW
- Pabay Island 21 kmNW
- Ornsay Island 14 kmW
25–60 km1,827 places
- Isle of Skye Island 44 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 38 kmNW
- Eigg Island 49 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 28 kmNW
60–100 km2,761 places
- Hebrides Island 80 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 62 kmS
- Clett Island 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dun Troddan Historic site, Highland2.2 km NW
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Dun Telve Historic site, Highland2.6 km NW
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Druim Iosal Mountain, Highland1.1 km NE
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Meall Breac Mountain, Highland1.7 km NW
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Beinn a' Chapuill Mountain, Highland2 km SW
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Beinn Sgritheall Mountain, Highland3.6 km SW
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Gleann Beag Natural site, Highland2.2 km NW
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Glen More Natural site, Highland2.3 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Glen More Village, Highland4.5 km NW
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Eilanreach Village, Highland4.8 km NW
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Arnisdale Village, Highland5.5 km S -
Glenelg Village, Highland5.1 km NW
More sights in Highland
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Eilean Donan Castle Historic site, Highland10 km N
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Knock Castle Historic site, Highland17 km SW
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Dun Scaith Historic site, Highland24 km W
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Glenfinnan Viaduc Landmark, Highland35 km S
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Glenborrodale Castle Historic site, Highland60 km S -
Rubha Reidh Lighthouse Landmark, Highland77 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources