Barnluasgan Car Park & Bellanoch Viewpoint
Bellanoch, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8PF
For incredible sunset vistas and wonderful starry skies, park at Barnluasgan Car Park and enjoy a 1.5km walk up a gentle incline, then a rough track (take a torch!) to bring you to the Bellanoch Viewpoint, offering views of the Mòine Mhór, Dunadd and Kilmartin Glen. The sunset sets the landscape ablaze with rich colours in a tranquil setting, resulting in the most incredible dark skies above. This location is featured by the Wild About Argyll & The Isles website.
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Lochgilphead (4.9 miles away) updated 16/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Barnluasgan Car Park & Bellanoch Viewpoint is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Barnluasgan Car Park & Bellanoch Viewpoint
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
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