Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′48″ N 7°17′29″ W
- Elevation
- 186 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport11 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport45 km
About Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien] is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Sciathan and Cnoc Pairceanan.
Photos of Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
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Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Sciathan Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Easaval Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 110 | 121 | 76 | 65 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 138 | 163 | 158 | 154 |
How to get to Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 231 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 11 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 45 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 231 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,067 natural sites, 932 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km176 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 18 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 13 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 10 kmSW
- Vorran Island Island 24 kmN
25–60 km474 places
- Hebrides Island 32 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 28 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 48 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 30 kmN
60–100 km1,371 places
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 96 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 81 kmNE
- Eigg Island 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Coilleag Village, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Haun Village, Western Isles0.9 km NW
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Pàirceanan Village, Western Isles1 km SW
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Bun a' Mhuillinn Village, Western Isles1 km N
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Rubha Ban Village, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Acairseid Village, Western Isles1.1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Sciathan Mountain, Western Isles<0.1 km S
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Cnoc Pairceanan Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km S
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Beinn Cracabhaig Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Eriskay Island, Western Isles1.6 km S
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Sheisinis Island Island, Western Isles1.6 km SE
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Beinn Stac Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km S
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Stack Islands Island, Western Isles2.6 km W
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Easaval Mountain, Western Isles5.1 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fuday Island, Western Isles6.5 km SW
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Gighay Island, Western Isles7.1 km S
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles7.9 km SW
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Eilean a' Gheòidh Island, Western Isles3.3 km S
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Hairteamul Island, Western Isles3.8 km E
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Eilean Leathan Island, Western Isles4 km S
Sources & licences
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