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Errickstane Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′49″ N 3°32′25″ W

Map showing the location of Errickstane Hill Errickstane Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
466 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
11 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport61 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport66 km

About Errickstane Hill

Errickstane Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 466 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Tinny Bank and Little Bog Hill.

Climate of Errickstane Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
April (87 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 Errickstane Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Errickstane Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 64 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 64 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 132 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 149 kmeast

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

Day trips from Errickstane Hill

Within 100 km: 488 historic and cultural sites, 2,849 natural sites, 789 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km482 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 20 kmSW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 12 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 14 kmE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km1,339 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Green Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 56 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 40 kmS

60–100 km2,305 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 95 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 72 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.9 km W
  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.9 km NE
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.1 km NW
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    14 km W
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    13 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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