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Natural site

Castle Bay

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′00″ N 7°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Bay Castle Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
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Airports
BRR Barra Airport9 km
BEB Benbecula Airport60 km

About Castle Bay

Castle Bay is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Bagh Beag and Heaval.

Climate of Castle Bay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (162 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).

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Climate of Castle Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15411212177657391107136162157152

How to get to Castle Bay

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 9 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 9 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 60 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 288 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 328 kmeast

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

Day trips from Castle Bay

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 710 natural sites, 754 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 3 kmNW
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 10 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 4 kmSW
  • Stack Islands Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km210 places

  • Hebrides Island 42 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 31 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 45 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 45 kmN

60–100 km1,114 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 85 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 81 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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