Tantallon Castle
Located in East Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 56°03′00″ N 2°39′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport46 km
- DND Dundee Airport51 km
About Tantallon Castle
Tantallon Castle is a historic site. Location: East Lothian, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Canty Bay and The Gegan.
Photos of Tantallon Castle
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Craigleith Brendandh at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Berwick Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Tantallon Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (63 mm)
- Driest month
- April (38 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 54 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Tantallon Castle
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 36 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 46 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 51 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 113 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 36 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 51 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 102 kmwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 126 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 137 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tantallon Castle
Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 2,172 natural sites, 494 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km103 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 12 kmW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 1 kmE
- Isle of May Island 16 kmN
- Lamb Island Island 7 kmW
25–60 km798 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 36 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 41 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 31 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 56 kmSE
60–100 km2,070 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 96 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 79 kmSE
- Old Law Island 70 kmSE
- North Wamses Island 79 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Canty Bay Natural site, East Lothian<0.1 km N
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The Gegan Island, East Lothian0.9 km NE
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Seacliff Beach Beach, East Lothian0.9 km E
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Oxroad Bay Natural site, Scotland0.7 km N
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Gin Head Natural site, East Lothian1.9 km N
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Bass Rock Light Landmark, East Lothian3 km N
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Whitekirk Hill Mountain, East Lothian2.4 km S
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Berwick Law Mountain, East Lothian4 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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North Berwick Town, East Lothian4.6 km W -
Whitekirk Village, East Lothian2.8 km S -
East Linton Village, East Lothian7 km S
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Dunbar Town, East Lothian10 km SE
Sources & licences
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