- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport8 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport59 km
About Kisimul Castle
Kisimul Castle is a historic site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Former Schoolhouse and Heaval.
Climate of Kisimul Castle
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 154 | 112 | 121 | 77 | 65 | 73 | 91 | 107 | 136 | 162 | 157 | 152 |
How to get to Kisimul Castle
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 8 kmnorth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 59 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 281 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 287 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 328 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kisimul Castle
Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 728 natural sites, 767 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 3 kmNW
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 9 kmNE
- Vatersay Island Island 5 kmSW
- Stack Islands Island 17 kmNE
25–60 km213 places
- Hebrides Island 41 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 30 kmNE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 44 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 45 kmN
60–100 km1,139 places
- Isle of Skye Island 84 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 98 kmNE
- Eigg Island 81 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Former Schoolhouse Historic site, Western Isles<0.1 km NW
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Heaval Mountain, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Ben Leribreck Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km N
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Castle Bay Natural site, Western Isles0.8 km W
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Beinn nan Carnan Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Cadha Mor Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km N
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Bagh Beag Natural site, Scotland1 km W
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Isle of Barra Island, Western Isles1.6 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Leideag Village, Western Isles0.3 km E
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Castlebay Village, Western Isles0.3 km N
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles3.6 km NE
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Ledaig Village, Western Isles1 km E
More sights in Western Isles
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Barra Head Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles21 km SW -
Kildonan Museum Museum, Western Isles31 km N
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Ushenish Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Western Isles42 km NE
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles113 km NE -
Monach Islands Light Landmark, Western Isles65 km N
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Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula Landmark, Western Isles74 km N
Sources & licences
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