- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport16 km
- BRR Barra Airport57 km
About Ceann Ear
Ceann Ear is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.
Disambiguation: "Ceann Ear" is a common Scottish placename meaning Eastern Headland Ceann Ear is the largest island in the Monach or Heisgeir group off North Uist in north west Scotland. It is 203 hectares (500 acres) in size. It is the most easterly of the three main Monach Islands, and connected by sandbanks to Ceann Iar via Sibhinis at low tide. It is said that it was at one time possible to walk all the way to Baleshare, and on to North Uist, 5 miles (8 kilometres) away at low tide.
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At a glance
- Area
- 2.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Ceann Ear
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 87 | 101 | 134 | 163 | 157 | 152 |
How to get to Ceann Ear
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 276 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 16 kmeast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 57 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 108 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 305 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 335 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 342 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ceann Ear
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 1,043 natural sites, 924 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km204 places
- Dùn Mòr Island 24 kmSE
- Bhorogaigh Island 14 kmE
- Vallay Island Island 20 kmNE
- Shillay Island 5 kmW
25–60 km533 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 59 kmE
- Lingay Island 28 kmNE
- Clett Island 59 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 43 kmSE
60–100 km1,249 places
- Hebrides Island 78 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 86 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 64 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tigharry Village, Western Isles10 km NE
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Balranald Village, Western Isles11 km NE
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Hougharry Village, Western Isles11 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles18 km SE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles19 km NE
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Tigh A' Gearraidh Village, Western Isles12 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leac a' Bharraich Island, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Sibhinis Island, Western Isles1.2 km W
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Monach Islands Island, Western Isles1.8 km W
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Stocaigh Island, Western Isles2.3 km NE
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Cnoc Bharr Island, Western Isles2.4 km W
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Ceann Iar Island, Western Isles2.8 km W
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Eilean Siorruidh Island, Western Isles4.6 km W
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Shillay Island, Western Isles4.8 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources