- Elevation
- 283 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport44 km
- MME Teesside International Airport82 km
About Highshield Crags
Highshield Crags is a mountain. Location: Henshaw, Northumberland. Elevation: 283 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Peel Crags and Hotbank Crags.
Photos of Highshield Crags
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Bellister Castle Anthony Parkes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Highshield Crags
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (119 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 84 | 95 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 90 | 92 | 109 | 113 | 115 |
How to get to Highshield Crags
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 49 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 44 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 82 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 49 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 64 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 87 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 134 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Highshield Crags
Within 100 km: 795 historic and cultural sites, 2,647 natural sites, 502 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km192 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 19 kmE
- Gold Island Island 14 kmNE
- The Island Island 14 kmNE
- Tindale Tarn Lake 18 kmSW
25–60 km1,099 places
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 59 kmE
- Kirkland Scar Island 52 kmW
- Fishgarth Holm Island 32 kmSW
- Coathouse Island Island 32 kmSW
60–100 km2,653 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 98 kmSW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 85 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 84 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Once Brewed Village, Henshaw1.4 km SW -
Bardon Mill Municipality, Northumberland2.5 km SE
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Redburn Village, Henshaw3.4 km S
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West End Town Village, Bardon Mill3.1 km SE
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Melkridge Municipality, Northumberland3 km W
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Haltwhistle Village, Haltwhistle6.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Peel Crags Mountain, Henshaw1 km W
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Hotbank Crags Mountain, Bardon Mill1.4 km NE
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Winshield Crags Mountain, Melkridge2.2 km W
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Thorngrafton Common Mountain, Bardon Mill2.2 km SE
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Cranberry Brow Mountain, Henshaw2.7 km SW
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Greenlee Lough Lake, England1.9 km NE
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Peel Crag Landmark, Henshaw1.2 km W
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Vindolanda Historic site, Henshaw1.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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