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Bavelaw Castle

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′04″ N 3°19′53″ W

Bavelaw Castle
Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Balerno
3.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
326 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport11 km
GLA Glasgow Airport69 km

About Bavelaw Castle

Bavelaw Castle is a historic site. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Bavelaw Castle is a historic house in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland. It is north of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills, four miles west of Penicuik, and two miles south of Balerno, above Threipmuir Reservoir. It was designated as a Category A listed building in 1971.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
category A listed building

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bavelaw Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Bavelaw Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bavelaw Castle

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 14 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 11 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 70 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 14 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 72 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 162 kmsoutheast

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

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