Blair Castle
Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°45′59″ N 3°50′43″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 134 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport61 km
- INV Inverness Airport87 km
About Blair Castle
Blair Castle is a historic site. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Tulach Hill and River Tilt.
Climate of Blair Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 139 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (172 mm)
- Driest month
- April (68 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° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 172 | 108 | 121 | 68 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 118 | 142 | 139 | 143 |
How to get to Blair Castle
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (95 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 63 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 61 kmsoutheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 87 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 63 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 114 kmeast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 244 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blair Castle
Within 100 km: 129 historic and cultural sites, 4,068 natural sites, 821 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km414 places
- Isle of Spar Island 23 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 20 kmSW
- Lamb Island Island 19 kmSE
- Eilean Mòr Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km1,713 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 59 kmSE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 50 kmSE
- Eilean Molach Island 57 kmW
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 56 kmW
60–100 km2,891 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 97 kmNE
- Burntisland Beach Beach 87 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 94 kmS
- Eriska Island 100 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tulach Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.9 km SW
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River Tilt River, Perth and Kinross0.7 km E
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Fender Burn River, Perth and Kinross0.7 km E
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Creag nan Ceard Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.8 km E
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Fair Bhuidhe Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.7 km NW
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Glen Tilt Natural site, Perth and Kinross3.8 km N
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Creag an Eirionnaich Mountain, Perth and Kinross4 km SE
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Creag Eallaich Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.2 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Blair Atholl Village, Perth and Kinross0.1 km W -
Sawmill Cottages Village, Perth and Kinross0.2 km S
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Bridge of Tilt Village, Perth and Kinross0.7 km E -
Middlebridge Neighbourhood, Perth and Kinross1.4 km NE
More sights in Perth and Kinross
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Castle Menzies Historic site, Perth and Kinross16 km S -
Garth Castle Historic site, Perth and Kinross20 km SW
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McDiarmid Park Landmark, Perth and Kinross46 km SE -
Methven Castle Historic site, Perth and Kinross43 km SE -
Dunkeld Cathedral Attraction, Perth and Kinross27 km SE
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Inchtuthil Historic site, Perth and Kinross36 km SE
Sources & licences
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