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Antonine Wall

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°58′00″ N 4°04′00″ W

Map showing the location of Antonine Wall Antonine Wall
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Kilsyth
1.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport25 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km

About Antonine Wall

Antonine Wall is a historic site. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Bar Hill and Broadwood Stadium.

Climate of Antonine Wall

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Antonine Wall
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Antonine Wall

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 16 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 25 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 61 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 88 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 178 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 190 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Antonine Wall

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 3,784 natural sites, 997 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Newshot Island Island 23 kmW
  • Inch Island 22 kmNE
  • Spiers Island Island 15 kmSE
  • Speirs Island Island 3 kmNE

25–60 km1,435 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 58 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 58 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 54 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 48 kmE

60–100 km3,352 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 85 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 60 kmSW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilsyth Town, North Lanarkshire
    1.1 km NE
  • Twechar Village, East Dunbartonshire
    1.7 km SW
  • Croy Village, North Lanarkshire
    1.8 km E
  • Queenzieburn Village, North Lanarkshire
    1.7 km NW

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