- Elevation
- 207 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport15 km
- TRE Tiree Airport59 km
About Cairn Galtar
Cairn Galtar is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 207 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Sandray and Carnach.
Photos of Cairn Galtar
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Lingeigh Island Barry Dale · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cairn Galtar
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 109 | 117 | 73 | 63 | 71 | 88 | 104 | 131 | 159 | 152 | 148 |
How to get to Cairn Galtar
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 232 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 15 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 59 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 66 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 232 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 287 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 330 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cairn Galtar
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 664 natural sites, 720 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km125 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 9 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 16 kmNE
- Vatersay Island Island 3 kmN
- Stack Islands Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km210 places
- Hebrides Island 44 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 37 kmNE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 51 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 52 kmN
60–100 km1,064 places
- Isle of Skye Island 89 kmNE
- Eigg Island 82 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 86 kmNE
- Lingay Island 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Uidh Village, Western Isles4.7 km N
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles10 km N
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Leideag Village, Western Isles7 km N
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Ledaig Village, Western Isles7.1 km NE
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Castlebay Village, Western Isles7.1 km N
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Kentangaval Village, Western Isles7.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sandray Island, Western Isles0.3 km N
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Carnach Mountain, Western Isles0.6 km E
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Loch na Cuilce Lake, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Aird Phabach Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km S
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Cnoc a' Ghlinne Mhoir Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Sgeir Noddimull Island, Western Isles1 km SW
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Beinn Chuidhir Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km N
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Beinn Ruilibreac Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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