- Elevation
- 503 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport72 km
About Benshaw Hill
Benshaw Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Middle Head and Cocklie Rig Head.
Photos of Benshaw Hill
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Broad Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Benshaw Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (144 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 104 | 116 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 99 | 121 | 140 | 137 | 144 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Benshaw Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 45 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 72 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 63 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 132 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 149 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Benshaw Hill
Within 100 km: 485 historic and cultural sites, 2,836 natural sites, 793 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km487 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 8 kmS
- Loch Skeen Lake 15 kmSE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 18 kmSE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 17 kmSE
25–60 km1,259 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 58 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 49 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmNE
- Inchkeith Island 57 kmN
60–100 km2,368 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 74 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Stanhope Village, The Scottish Borders2.6 km E
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Polmood Village, The Scottish Borders2.9 km SE
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders5.1 km S
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Drumelzier Village, The Scottish Borders5.6 km NE
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Calzeat Village, The Scottish Borders6.4 km N
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Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire9.9 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Middle Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km N
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Cocklie Rig Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.8 km SW
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Blakehope Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km N
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Worm Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km NE
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Glenlood Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km SW
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Broomy Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km SW
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Chapelgill Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km W
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Common Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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