Cornhill Castle
Located in Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°39′28″ N 2°13′59″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport77 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport79 km
About Cornhill Castle
Cornhill Castle is a historic site. Location: Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Coldstream Priory and Wark on Tweed Castle.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Cornhill Castle
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Etal Castle JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wark on Tweed Castle Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Twizell Castle Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cornhill Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 66 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 84 | 82 | 94 | 91 | 87 |
How to get to Cornhill Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 77 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 69 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 77 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 79 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 101 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 69 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 86 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 100 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 101 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 129 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cornhill Castle
Within 100 km: 528 historic and cultural sites, 1,628 natural sites, 441 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km249 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 19 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 20 kmE
- Wooden Anna Island 14 kmSW
- The Snook Island 25 kmE
25–60 km812 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 57 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 51 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 48 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 38 kmE
60–100 km1,536 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 77 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 76 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 64 kmNW
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 82 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Coldstream Priory Historic site, The Scottish Borders1.3 km SW
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Wark on Tweed Castle Historic site, Carham3.5 km SW
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Twizell Castle Historic site, Duddo4.1 km NE
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Tillmouth Tower Landmark, Cornhill-on-Tweed2.9 km NE
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Great Haugh Island, Cornhill-on-Tweed2.1 km NE
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Castle Heaton Castle Historic site, Cornhill-on-Tweed4.9 km E
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Heaton Hill Mountain, Cornhill-on-Tweed3 km E
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Leet Water River, Scotland1.4 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Coldstream Village, The Scottish Borders1.4 km SW -
Cornhill on Tweed Village, Cornhill-on-Tweed1.5 km SE
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Lennel Village, The Scottish Borders0.5 km NW
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West Learmouth Village, Carham3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources