Slochd Maol Doiridh
Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°39′00″ N 6°18′00″ W
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport5 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport45 km
About Slochd Maol Doiridh
Slochd Maol Doiridh is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail and Maol Buidhe.
Photos of Slochd Maol Doiridh
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Mull of Oa Peter Fairhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Slochd Maol Doiridh
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 103 | 129 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 160 | 155 | 151 |
How to get to Slochd Maol Doiridh
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 5 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 120 km to the south.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 5 kmnortheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 45 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 87 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 120 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 130 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 226 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 258 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Slochd Maol Doiridh
Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 1,410 natural sites, 757 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km207 places
- Texa Island Island 10 kmE
- Oversay Island Island 14 kmW
- Islay Island 18 kmN
- Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 18 kmE
25–60 km509 places
- Colonsay Island 47 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 51 kmN
- Portstewart Beach Beach 60 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 41 kmN
60–100 km1,518 places
- Isle of Arran Island 66 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 89 kmE
- Benone Beach Beach 65 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kintra Village, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E
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Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute7.6 km E
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Glenegedale Village, Argyll and Bute5.1 km NE
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Ballychatrigan Village, Argyll and Bute6.7 km SE -
Imeraval Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute6.3 km E
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Bowmore Village, Argyll and Bute12 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km E
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Maol Buidhe Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km S
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The Oa Natural site, Scotland2.1 km SE
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Lower Glen Astle Natural site, Scotland3.7 km S
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Loch an Lìn Lake, Argyll and Bute2.6 km E
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Maol Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.7 km S
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Dun nam Fiann Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.1 km SW
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Loch Muchairt Lake, Argyll and Bute3.2 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mull of Oa Natural site, Argyll and Bute7.5 km S
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Cnoc Dhugail Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.6 km SE
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Beinn Leathaig Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.2 km SE
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An Curran Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.4 km E
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Beinn Bhiorach Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.4 km SE
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Maoile Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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