- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport8 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport49 km
About Keiss Castle
Keiss Castle is a historic site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Noss Head Lighthouse and Loch of Wester.
Photos of Keiss Castle
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Noss Head Lighthouse Doug Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Keiss Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 122 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (122 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 83 | 96 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 98 | 115 | 122 | 113 |
How to get to Keiss Castle
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 166 km to the south.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 8 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 49 kmnorth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 76 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 166 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 230 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 288 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 305 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Keiss Castle
Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 963 natural sites, 349 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km90 places
- Island of Stroma Island 16 kmN
- Warbister Hill Island 23 kmN
- Cleet of Brough Island 19 kmNW
- Clett Island 15 kmN
25–60 km468 places
- Hoy Island 37 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 59 kmN
- Flotta Island 33 kmN
- Hesta Head Natural site 30 kmN
60–100 km802 places
- Rousay Island 71 kmN
- Eday Island 75 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 92 kmN
- Wyre Island 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Noss Head Lighthouse Landmark, Highland6.7 km SE
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Loch of Wester Lake, Highland3.5 km SW
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Sinclairs Bay Natural site, Highland3.3 km S
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Historic site, Highland6.4 km S
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Castle Girnigoe (duplicate) Historic site, Highland6.4 km S
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Freswick Bay Natural site, Highland5.9 km N
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Ness Head Natural site, Highland6.3 km NE
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Duncansby Head Lighthouse Landmark, Highland13 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Keiss Village, Highland1.2 km W
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Nybster Village, Highland2.3 km N
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Milltown Village, Highland3.3 km N
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Auckingill Village, Highland3.8 km N
More sights in Highland
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Stroma Lighthouse Landmark, Highland18 km N -
Wick Harbour Lighthouse Landmark, Highland11 km S
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Gote o’ Tram Landmark, Highland13 km S
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John O’Groats House Historic site, Highland13 km N
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Dirlot Castle Historic site, Highland19 km SW
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Dunnet Head Lighthouse Landmark, Highland22 km NW
Sources & licences
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