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Cairn Ballantruan

Located in Moray, Scotland Coordinates: 57°18′11″ N 3°24′34″ W

Map showing the location of Cairn Ballantruan Cairn Ballantruan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
456 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lyne
3.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport47 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport74 km

About Cairn Ballantruan

Cairn Ballantruan is a mountain. Location: Moray, Scotland. Elevation: 456 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Strath Avon and Carn Meilich.

Climate of Cairn Ballantruan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (127 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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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Climate of Cairn Ballantruan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1278292646767667896115107105

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cairn Ballantruan

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (74 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 81 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 47 kmnorthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 74 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 81 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 151 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 168 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 282 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairn Ballantruan

Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 3,177 natural sites, 592 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

  • Heathery Isle Island 25 kmNE
  • Island Roary Island 18 kmN
  • Craigroy Island Island 15 kmN
  • Stony Island Island 17 kmN

25–60 km1,326 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 32 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 47 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 58 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 53 kmW

60–100 km2,220 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 65 kmE
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 86 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 82 kmE
  • Moy Island Island 73 kmNW

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