Castle Hill, Dumfries and Galloway

About Castle Hill

Castle Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 125 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Blackhill and Bathinghouse Bay.

Photos of Castle Hill

Little Ross Malcolm Morris · CC BY-SA 2.0
Meikle Ross James Bell · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Castle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (116 mm)
Driest month: June (62 mm)

5° 0°

6° 0°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

116

Feb

78

Mar

82

Apr

64

May

64

Jun

62

Jul

63

Aug

82

Sep

95

Oct

110

Nov

112

Dec

113

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 Castle Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	116	78	82	64	64	62	63	82	95	110	112	113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castle Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 86 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 121 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 86 kmnorthwest
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 87 kmsouthwest
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 121 kmnorth
Belfast Population: 348K 123 kmwest
Blackpool Population: 145K 126 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 140 kmnorth
Preston Population: 313.3K 144 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Castle Hill

Within 100 km: 326 historic and cultural sites, 2,472 natural sites, 595 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km240 places

Murrays Isles Island 13 kmW
Hestan Island Island 15 kmE
Islands of Fleet Island 11 kmW
Ardwall Isle Island 12 kmW

25–60 km956 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 44 kmSE
Powillimount Beach Beach 32 kmE
Green Island Island 27 kmN
Kirkland Scar Island 58 kmE

60–100 km2,197 places

British Isles Island 88 kmS
High Moor Mountain 87 kmSE
Roanhead Beach Beach 86 kmSE
Ayr Beach Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Dromore Village, Dumfries and Galloway
0.6 km E
Balmae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
0.6 km S
Townhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
1 km NE
The Lake Village, Dumfries and Galloway
1.7 km NW
Kirkcudbright Village, Dumfries and Galloway
5.5 km N
Mutehill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
2.9 km N

Castle Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blackhill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.5 km NE
Bathinghouse Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway
1.5 km W
Torrs Cove Bay Natural site, Scotland
1.6 km SW
Little Ross Island, Dumfries and Galloway
3.7 km SW
Saint Marys Isle Natural site, Scotland
1.9 km NW
Howwell Bay Natural site, Scotland
2.2 km SE
Kirkcudbright Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway
2.5 km SW
Meikle Ross Natural site, Scotland
4.4 km SW