- Elevation
- 132 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport48 km
- DND Dundee Airport50 km
About Barras Hill
Barras Hill is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Thornyhill and Torrnarock.
Photos of Barras Hill
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Glen Esk Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Barras Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (97 mm)
- Driest month
- April (53 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) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 62 | 67 | 53 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 96 | 87 | 80 |
How to get to Barras Hill
The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 47 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 48 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 110 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 47 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 47 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 105 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 218 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barras Hill
Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 2,233 natural sites, 393 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km231 places
- Rescobie Loch Lake 23 kmSW
- Montrose Basin Lake 17 kmSE
- Loch Lee Lake 20 kmW
- Garlochy Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km933 places
- Balbithan Island Island 48 kmN
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 48 kmNE
- Island of Clunie Island 58 kmSW
- Stanners Island Island 40 kmSW
60–100 km1,561 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 87 kmNW
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 95 kmN
- Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 65 kmNE
- Burntisland Beach Beach 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Edzell Village, Angus4.3 km S
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Edzell Woods Village, Aberdeenshire3.6 km S
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Fettercairn Village, Aberdeenshire3.8 km E
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Gannochy Village, Angus3.4 km S
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Laurencekirk Village, Aberdeenshire11 km E -
Arnhall Village, Angus5.1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Thornyhill Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.9 km E
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Torrnarock Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.2 km NW
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Manach Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.4 km NW
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The Crannel Mountain, Angus4.3 km W
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Hill of Edzell Mountain, Angus4.3 km SW
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Earn Cairn Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.9 km N
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Green Cairn Historic site, Aberdeenshire2.6 km SE
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Drummore Hill Mountain, Angus5.1 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hound Hillock Mountain, Aberdeenshire6.4 km N
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Garrol Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire5.1 km NE
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Sturdy Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire5.4 km N
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Arnbarrow Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire6.4 km NE
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Cairn o’ Mount Mountain, Aberdeenshire6.8 km NE
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Clachnaben Mountain, Aberdeenshire14 km N
Sources & licences
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