- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport35 km
- BRR Barra Airport60 km
About Neist Point Lighthouse
Neist Point Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Highland, Scotland.
Neist Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 1 November 1909. An aerial cableway was used to take supplies to the lighthouse and cottages. Since 1990, the lighthouse has been operated remotely from the Northern Lighthouse Board headquarters in Edinburgh. The former keepers' cottages are now in private ownership. In 1971 the lighthouse was listed as a Category B listed building.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1909
- Heritage designation
- category B listed building
- Height
- 19 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Neist Point Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 195 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (195 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 179 | 124 | 148 | 87 | 75 | 88 | 103 | 119 | 171 | 194 | 195 | 189 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Neist Point Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 35 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 35 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 60 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 92 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 255 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 274 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 284 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 319 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An t-Aigeach Mountain, Highland0.4 km NE
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Mointeach nan Tarbh Mountain, Highland1.1 km N
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Waterstein Head Mountain, Highland1.8 km E
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Camas nan Sithean Natural site, Highland1.5 km SE
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An Ceannaich Natural site, Highland3 km N
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Biod Ban Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
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Oisgill Bay Natural site, Highland3.1 km N
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Ramasaig Cliff Mountain, Highland3.8 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Waterstein Village, Highland1.9 km NE
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Mileabhaig Village, Highland3.6 km NE
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Milovaig Village, Highland4.4 km NE
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Ramasaig Village, Highland4.6 km SE
More sights in Highland
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Waternish Point Lighthouse Landmark, Highland23 km NE
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Skye Museum of Island Life Museum, Highland37 km NE
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Rubha Reidh Lighthouse Landmark, Highland76 km NE -
Duntulm Castle Historic site, Highland39 km NE
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Sligachan Old Bridge Landmark, Highland40 km E
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Dun Telve Historic site, Highland76 km E
Sources & licences
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