Eilean Beag, Highland — Map and nearby sights

About Eilean Beag

Eilean Beag is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Mòr and Cnoc Fadail.

Photos of Eilean Beag

Glen Uig Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Eilean Beag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 205 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (205 mm)
Driest month: May (80 mm)

7° 2°

6° 2°

7° 3°

9° 4°

12° 7°

14° 9°

16° 11°

14° 9°

11° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

179

Feb

122

Mar

151

Apr

88

May

80

Jun

94

Jul

105

Aug

121

Sep

181

Oct

200

Nov

205

Dec

197

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 Eilean Beag
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	7°	9°	12°	14°	16°	16°	14°	11°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	179	122	151	88	80	94	105	121	181	200	205	197

How to get to Eilean Beag

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 227 km to the southeast.

Airports

Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 58 kmwest
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 76 kmnorth
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 84 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 227 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 240 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 263 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 264 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 328 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Beag

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 2,894 natural sites, 1,348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km288 places

The Coral Beaches Beach 14 kmW
Clett Island 14 kmW
Wiay Island Island 23 kmS
Eilean Trodday Island 23 kmN

25–60 km1,445 places

Isle of Skye Island 27 kmS
Isle of Harris Natural site 47 kmNW
Island of Raasay Island 26 kmSE
Scalpay Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km2,538 places

Hebrides Island 67 kmS
Eigg Island 72 kmS
Isle of Barra Beach Beach 92 kmSW
Dalmore Beach Beach 89 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Cuidrach Village, Highland
2.3 km NE
Greshornish Village, Highland
2.4 km SW
Flashader Village, Highland
3.6 km S
Fanks Village, Highland
3.2 km S
Kingsburgh Village, Highland
3.7 km SE
Uig Village, Highland
6.6 km NE

Eilean Beag

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eilean Mòr Island, Highland
0.8 km SW
Cnoc Fadail Mountain, Highland
2.9 km N
Cnoc Torra Mhoir Mountain, Highland
2.9 km S
Maol na h-Airde Mountain, Highland
3.2 km SW
Creag Mhic Ibheir Mountain, Highland
3.6 km SE
Loch Greshornish Natural site, Highland
3.9 km SW
Torr na h-Agha Mountain, Highland
4.1 km SW
Glen Hinnisdal Natural site, Highland
4.8 km NE