- Elevation
- 120 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport51 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport54 km
About Taransay
Taransay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.
Taransay (Scottish Gaelic: Tarasaigh, pronounced [ˈt̪ʰaɾas̪aj]) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was the host of the British television series Castaway 2000. Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest Scottish island without a permanent population. It is 1 hectare (2.5 acres) larger than Scarba, which is also uninhabited.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Length
- 6.5 km
- Area
- 14.8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Taransay
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Climate of Taransay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 173 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (173 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 122 | 137 | 83 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 105 | 145 | 173 | 173 | 164 |
How to get to Taransay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 282 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 51 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 54 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 101 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 282 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 306 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 318 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taransay
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,361 natural sites, 1,029 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km364 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 13 kmE
- Scalpay Island 21 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 19 kmE
- Aird Mhor Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km1,022 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 50 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 49 kmN
- Lingay Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km1,025 places
- Isle of Skye Island 81 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 81 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 92 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Luskentyre Village, Western Isles4.9 km E
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Seilebost Village, Western Isles5.2 km SE
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Horgabost Village, Western Isles5.6 km SE
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Scarista Village, Western Isles7.1 km S
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Cliasmol Village, Western Isles7.2 km NE
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Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn na h-Uidhe Mountain, Western Isles1 km SW
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Beinn Ra [Ben Raah] Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Sgeir a' Bhuallt Island, Western Isles2.1 km S
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Neishnaval Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km W
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Bualabhal Mountain, Western Isles3.8 km SW
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Clach Mhic Leoid Mountain, Western Isles4.1 km SE
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Traigh Luskentyre Natural site, Western Isles4.4 km SE
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Cleit Niosaboist Mountain, Western Isles5.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources