- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport93 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport113 km
About Eilean Donan Castle
Eilean Donan Castle is a historic site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Donan and Torr a' Char.
Climate of Eilean Donan Castle
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 272 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 268 | 174 | 217 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 129 | 149 | 226 | 251 | 272 | 268 |
How to get to Eilean Donan Castle
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 93 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 175 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 93 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 113 kmwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 116 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 175 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 205 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 299 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Donan Castle
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,054 natural sites, 1,065 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km511 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 16 kmSW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 17 kmS
- Pabay Island 21 kmW
- Ornsay Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km1,913 places
- Isle of Skye Island 44 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 35 kmW
- Eigg Island 57 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 28 kmW
60–100 km2,732 places
- Hebrides Island 85 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 72 kmW
- Scalpay Island 95 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Donan Island, Highland0.6 km W
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Torr a' Char Mountain, Highland1.3 km E
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Tor-na-Uinnseann Mountain, Highland1.5 km NW
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Cnoc Camas-longart Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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Fireach Ard Mountain, Highland2.3 km W
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Creag Reidh Rainich Mountain, Highland2.3 km E
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Sheep Island Island, Scotland1.3 km N
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Carn Glas Mountain, Highland2.6 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Dornie Village, Highland0.3 km NE -
Ardelve Village, Highland1.6 km NW -
Totaig Village, Highland0.7 km SW
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Camuslongart Village, Highland1.2 km N
More sights in Highland
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Dun Troddan Historic site, Highland9.8 km SW -
Dun Telve Historic site, Highland10 km SW -
Dun Grugaig Historic site, Highland10 km S -
Knock Castle Historic site, Highland25 km SW
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Dun Scaith Historic site, Highland31 km SW
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Rubha Reidh Lighthouse Landmark, Highland67 km N
Sources & licences
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