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Ellson Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′38″ N 2°55′47″ W

Map showing the location of Ellson Fell Ellson Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
537 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Teviothead
6.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport83 km

About Ellson Fell

Ellson Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 537 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Bye Hill and Carlin Tooth.

Climate of Ellson Fell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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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Climate of Ellson Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Ellson Fell

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 77 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 90 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 107 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ellson Fell

Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 2,985 natural sites, 690 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km345 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 19 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 21 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,377 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 40 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 48 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 49 kmS

60–100 km2,662 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 98 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 89 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 82 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.9 km N
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.1 km SW
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    15 km S
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    13 km SE
  • Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.8 km NE
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    19 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Bye Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    0.9 km NE
  • Carlin Tooth Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    0.9 km NE
  • Tup Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.4 km SE
  • Dod Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km N
  • Butter Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.1 km S
  • Tudhope Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.1 km E
  • Crude Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.3 km SW
  • Comb Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.5 km NW

Sources & licences

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