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Shillingland Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°12′29″ N 3°59′23″ W

Map showing the location of Shillingland Hill Shillingland Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
312 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craigdarroch
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport50 km
GLA Glasgow Airport79 km

About Shillingland Hill

Shillingland Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 312 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Craigdarroch Hill and Holmhead Hill.

Climate of Shillingland Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Shillingland Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Shillingland Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 50 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 142 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 154 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 154 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shillingland Hill

Within 100 km: 359 historic and cultural sites, 2,720 natural sites, 699 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Green Island Island 21 kmS
  • Parton Island Island 23 kmS
  • Green Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Burned Island Island 21 kmS

25–60 km1,297 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 44 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,098 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 91 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 84 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craigdarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1 km SE
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.6 km E
  • Dunreggan Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.7 km E
  • Holmhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.9 km S
  • Tynron Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.2 km E
  • Kirkland Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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