Fersit
Fersit (Scottish Gaelic: Fearsaid Mhòr) is a hamlet close to Tulloch railway station in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland council area.
Fersit
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![]() View from Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, the large mountain (at 1,105 m) visible from Fersit. | |
![]() ![]() Fersit Location within the Lochaber area | |
OS grid reference | NN357779 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | PH31 4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
The River Treig, which drains into Loch Treig runs past Fersit.
Fersit had a small station on the West Highland Line, known as Fersit Halt. This was a temporary structure, used during the construction of the Lochaber hydro-electric scheme, and closed in 1935. The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway, a railway line built for the construction of the hydro scheme, also passed by Fersit.
Climate
Fersit has a local Met Office weather station, Tulloch Bridge. Overall it is generally colder and wetter than the UK average but with cold winters and mild summers.
Climate data for Tulloch Bridge (237 m or 778 ft asl, averages 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.0 (51.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.5 (45.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 248.3 (9.78) |
174.8 (6.88) |
183.7 (7.23) |
96.8 (3.81) |
84.6 (3.33) |
77.0 (3.03) |
88.5 (3.48) |
107.4 (4.23) |
140.1 (5.52) |
201.5 (7.93) |
205.5 (8.09) |
201.2 (7.92) |
1,809.4 (71.23) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 19.5 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 201.6 |
Source: Met Office[1] |
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References
- "Tulloch Bridge (Highland) UK climate averages". Met Office. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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