- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km
- MME Teesside International Airport92 km
About Mote Hills
Mote Hills is a historic site. Location: Elsdon, Northumberland.
Elsdon Castle is a castle in the village of Elsdon about 10 miles (16 km) to the southwest of Rothbury, in Northumberland, England, and also known as Mote Hills. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle is the best preserved medieval motte and bailey castle site in Northumberland. It was built by Robert de Umfraville in 1076, not long after the Norman Conquest and stands on a natural spur of a hill. The site is open to the public without charge.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Mote Hills
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Climate of Mote Hills
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 107 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (112 mm)
- Driest month
- April (68 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 79 | 90 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 90 | 89 | 105 | 107 | 106 |
How to get to Mote Hills
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 43 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 92 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 113 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 43 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 59 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 92 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 148 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mote Hills
Within 100 km: 660 historic and cultural sites, 1,787 natural sites, 398 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Carr's Island Island 22 kmE
- Gold Island Island 17 kmSW
- The Island Island 19 kmS
- Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
25–60 km930 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 56 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 55 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmNE
- South Wamses Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km1,670 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 97 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 87 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 95 kmSE
- Kirkland Scar Island 76 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Elsdon Tower Landmark, Elsdon0.2 km SW
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Raylees Castle Hill Historic site, Elsdon1.9 km SW
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Darden Lough Pele Landmark, Hepple3.6 km NE
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Leighton Hill Mountain, Otterburn3.2 km NW
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Girsonfield Tower Landmark, Otterburn4.8 km W
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Mount Gilbert Mountain, Elsdon4 km S
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Otterburn Tower Landmark, Otterburn5 km W
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High Rigg Pele Landmark, Hepple5.3 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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