- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport100 km
- TRE Tiree Airport110 km
About Gleann Beag
Gleann Beag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Dun Troddan and Dun Telve.
Photos of Gleann Beag
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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 -
Dun Grugaig Otter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Gleann Beag
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 272 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 268 | 174 | 217 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 129 | 149 | 226 | 251 | 272 | 268 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Gleann Beag
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 100 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 169 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 100 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 110 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 169 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 202 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 290 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gleann Beag
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,983 natural sites, 1,074 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km536 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 7 kmSW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 7 kmS
- Pabay Island 19 kmNW
- Ornsay Island 13 kmW
25–60 km1,788 places
- Isle of Skye Island 42 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 36 kmNW
- Eigg Island 48 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 26 kmNW
60–100 km2,771 places
- Hebrides Island 78 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 72 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 99 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 63 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dun Troddan Historic site, Highland0.1 km N
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Dun Telve Historic site, Highland0.5 km W
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Meall Breac Mountain, Highland1.1 km E
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Beinn a' Chapuill Mountain, Highland2.3 km S
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Dun Grugaig Historic site, Highland2.2 km SE
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Druim Iosal Mountain, Highland2.8 km E
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Beinn Sgritheall Mountain, Highland4.4 km S -
Beinn a' Chaoinich Mountain, Highland2.9 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn nan Caorach Mountain, Highland6.2 km SE
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Cnoc Mor Mountain, Highland3.2 km N
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Beinn Aoidhdailean Mountain, Highland6.1 km SE
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Creag na h-Oidhche Mountain, Highland3.5 km S
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Meall na h-Oidhche Mountain, Highland3.6 km S
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Creag Dhubh Mountain, Highland3.7 km N
Sources & licences
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