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Mountain

Na Gilleachan Ruadh

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°49′48″ N 7°37′56″ W

Map showing the location of Na Gilleachan Ruadh Na Gilleachan Ruadh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
48 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Barra
20 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport24 km
TRE Tiree Airport60 km

About Na Gilleachan Ruadh

Na Gilleachan Ruadh is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 48 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Tom a' Reithean and Cnoc Mhic-a-Phi.

Climate of Na Gilleachan Ruadh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
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).

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Climate of Na Gilleachan Ruadh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°8°9°11°13°15°15°14°12°10°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°4°6°9°11°11°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)15111111774637288104130159151148

How to get to Na Gilleachan Ruadh

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 235 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 24 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 60 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 74 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 271 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 291 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 338 kmeast

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

Day trips from Na Gilleachan Ruadh

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 646 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 17 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 11 kmNE
  • Sandray Island 10 kmNE
  • Pabbay Island 4 kmNE

25–60 km154 places

  • Hebrides Island 52 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 46 kmNE
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 25 kmNE
  • Vorran Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km936 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 99 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 90 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 96 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles
    20 km NE
  • Uidh Village, Western Isles
    14 km NE
  • Kentangaval Village, Western Isles
    16 km NE
  • Borve Village, Western Isles
    16 km N
  • Leideag Village, Western Isles
    16 km NE
  • Castlebay Village, Western Isles
    16 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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