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Merry Law

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′17″ N 3°02′36″ W

Map showing the location of Merry Law Merry Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
477 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ewes
7.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport78 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport90 km

About Merry Law

Merry Law is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 477 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Black Burn Head and Dod Fell.

Climate of Merry Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Merry Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Merry Law

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 76 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 78 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 90 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 101 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 97 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 114 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Merry Law

Within 100 km: 701 historic and cultural sites, 3,060 natural sites, 722 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km376 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 23 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 22 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km1,362 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 54 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 37 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 54 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 50 kmS

60–100 km2,745 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 89 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.5 km SE
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km S
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km W
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.3 km S
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.9 km W
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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