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Barncorse Knowe

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′24″ N 3°26′26″ W

Map showing the location of Barncorse Knowe Barncorse Knowe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
549 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenbreck
5.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport59 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport72 km

About Barncorse Knowe

Barncorse Knowe is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 549 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Crown of Scotland and Ballaman Hill.

Climate of Barncorse Knowe

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (183 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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 Barncorse Knowe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18313314891909198117144174172182

How to get to Barncorse Knowe

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 61 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 72 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 61 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 120 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 143 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Barncorse Knowe

Within 100 km: 543 historic and cultural sites, 2,854 natural sites, 760 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km510 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 25 kmSW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 7 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 8 kmE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 18 kmE

25–60 km1,287 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 60 kmS
  • Kirkland Scar Island 55 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 59 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 40 kmS

60–100 km2,360 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 76 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 78 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 98 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.5 km NW
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.8 km S
  • Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.2 km N
  • Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.5 km SE
  • Polmood Village, The Scottish Borders
    13 km N
  • Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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