Originally a noble residence, Corgarff became an army base for hunting down Jacobite sympathisers and, later, whisky smugglers. The location benefits from little if no light pollution and thus is an excellent spot from where to explore the dark skies above.
Weather forecast
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05/05/24
9° 94% -
05/05/24
9° 91% -
06/05/24
8° 83% -
06/05/24
8° 46%
Weather forecast for Carn Ealasaid (2.4 miles away) updated 05/05/24 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
Corgarff Castle Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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