About Battlehill

Battlehill is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Galabank and Bowness on Solway.

Photos of Battlehill

Drumburgh Castle Rose and Trev Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0
Galabank Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Battlehill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (103 mm)
Driest month: April (53 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

100

Feb

75

Mar

78

Apr

53

May

55

Jun

61

Jul

70

Aug

78

Sep

84

Oct

102

Nov

98

Dec

103

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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Climate of Battlehill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	100	75	78	53	55	61	70	78	84	102	98	103

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Battlehill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 98 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 103 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 98 kmeast
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 104 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 109 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 103 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 109 kmnorth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 118 kmeast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmnorthwest
Blackpool Population: 145K 129 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Battlehill

Within 100 km: 586 historic and cultural sites, 3,203 natural sites, 701 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 24 kmW
Kirkland Scar Island 4 kmSE
Cottage Island Island 14 kmNW
Dormont Island Island 15 kmNW

25–60 km1,780 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 59 kmSW
Hestan Island Island 41 kmW
Green Island Island 56 kmW
Wood Howe Island 59 kmSE

60–100 km2,541 places

High Moor Mountain 84 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 90 kmS
Tuft Rock Island 70 kmS
Walney Island Island 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Galabank Landmark, Dumfries and Galloway
3.3 km NW
Bowness on Solway Landmark, Bowness
2.6 km S
River Annan River, Scotland
2.8 km W
Kirkland Scar Island, Bowness
3.8 km SE
Drumburgh Castle Historic site, Bowness
7.1 km SE
Jockstown Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
6.4 km N

Battlehill

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9.9 km N
Howes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
3.6 km NW
Creca Village, Dumfries and Galloway
5.3 km N
Brydekirk Village, Dumfries and Galloway
6.3 km NW