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Càrn Liath

Head 22 km northeast of Tain for Càrn Liath, a fort. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Dunrobin Castle, 2.1 km away, leads the 3 other places within 15 km.

Where
22 km
northeast of Tain
How well known
Top 18%
#1,466 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Fort near Tain

A trip from Tain

Càrn Liath is 22 km northeast of Tain. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Tain has 87 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

The warmest months in Tain are July and August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 0°81 mm
Feb7° / 0°61 mm
Mar9° / 2°54 mm
Apr12° / 4°48 mm
May14° / 6°58 mm
Jun16° / 9°61 mm
Jul19° / 11°62 mm
Aug18° / 10°67 mm
Sep16° / 8°63 mm
Oct12° / 5°81 mm
Nov9° / 2°76 mm
Dec6° / 0°79 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tain, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Tain. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tain’s full climate →
About

Càrn Liath

6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Tain’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Fort
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 6 languages
Town
22 km northeast of Tain
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Getting to Càrn Liath

Orange: Càrn Liath.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Càrn Liath

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 22 km southwest of it

Tain

3,544 people · 1 place to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Càrn Liath

Also close at hand are a historic house, a cathedral and a castle, among 3 within 15 km.

1Historic houseHistoric houseDunrobin Castle2.1 km away2CathedralCathedralDornoch Cathedral14 km away3CastleCastleDornoch Castle14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Càrn Liath

Where is Càrn Liath?

Càrn Liath is 22 km northeast of Tain, Highland.

What is Càrn Liath?

Tower in Highland, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Càrn Liath?

July and August are the warmest months in Tain, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Càrn Liath a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Càrn Liath?

Within 15 km: Dunrobin Castle (2.1 km), Dornoch Cathedral (14 km) and Dornoch Castle (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

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