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Beinn a' Sgridhe

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°15′13″ N 6°31′55″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn a' Sgridhe Beinn a' Sgridhe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stornoway
9.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport13 km
BEB Benbecula Airport99 km

About Beinn a' Sgridhe

Beinn a' Sgridhe is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 268 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhearnach and Beinn Mholach.

Climate of Beinn a' Sgridhe

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (160 mm)
Driest month
May (66 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 Beinn a' Sgridhe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°11°13°14°14°13°10°7°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1541161288066738494130157160151

How to get to Beinn a' Sgridhe

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 292 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 13 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 99 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 147 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 292 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 300 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 326 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Beinn a' Sgridhe

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,662 natural sites, 959 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km393 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 14 kmNW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 14 kmNW
  • Bearasaigh Island 22 kmW
  • Tannaraidh Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km417 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 43 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 44 kmS
  • Rosaigh Island 45 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 55 kmS

60–100 km1,829 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmS
  • Lingay Island 76 kmSW
  • Clett Island 81 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 69 kmE

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