- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport55 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport76 km
About Scawd Law
Scawd Law is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 181 m.
Scaw'd Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The Dumfries and Galloway-South Lanarkshire border runs along its summit, which is notable for having two similar rounded tops; the top 300m to the north is likely the true summit. Surrounded on most sides by tracks or roads, there are various routes to the summit, but the most frequent ascents are from Durisdeer or the Daer Reservoir.
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Climate of Scawd Law
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (158 mm)
- Driest month
- April (71 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 158 | 111 | 119 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 82 | 101 | 125 | 156 | 152 | 156 |
How to get to Scawd Law
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 55 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 70 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 70 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 140 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 143 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 158 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scawd Law
Within 100 km: 407 historic and cultural sites, 2,875 natural sites, 759 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km388 places
- Mid Isle Island 24 kmS
- Loch Urr Lake 21 kmSW
- Troston Loch Lake 21 kmSW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 8 kmSE
25–60 km1,474 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 47 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 52 kmS
- Green Island Island 36 kmSW
60–100 km2,179 places
- Isle of Arran Island 99 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 62 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.1 km NW -
Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km NE
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Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway3 km NE
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Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km S -
Carronbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.7 km S
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km NW
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Morton Mains Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km SE
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East Morton Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km E
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Crairiepark Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km NW
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Ashycleuch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.7 km E
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Bellybought Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km SE
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Black Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km NE
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Enterkin Burn River, Scotland2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources