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Loft Shaws

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′05″ N 3°18′35″ W

Map showing the location of Loft Shaws Loft Shaws
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
326 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Berryscaur
3.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport86 km

About Loft Shaws

Loft Shaws is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 326 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Scoop Hill and Macmaw Hill.

Climate of Loft Shaws

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (180 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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
Climate of Loft Shaws
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)17713114288869099115135166164180

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loft Shaws

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

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 86 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 100 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 112 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 128 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Loft Shaws

Within 100 km: 618 historic and cultural sites, 3,159 natural sites, 753 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km367 places

  • Cottage Island Island 19 kmS
  • Dormont Island Island 19 kmS
  • Henderland Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km1,441 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 42 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Green Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 33 kmS

60–100 km2,722 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 85 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Berryscaur Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.1 km S
  • Sandyford Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km E
  • Nether Hutton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.9 km S
  • Boreland Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.9 km S
  • Newton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km W
  • Lockerbie Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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