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Black Law

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′22″ N 2°36′11″ W

Map showing the location of Black Law Black Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
338 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Jedburgh
4.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport73 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport74 km

About Black Law

Black Law is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 338 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Lanton Hill and Faw Hill.

Climate of Black Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Black Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°8°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1067885636570768993106103104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Law

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 73 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 74 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 114 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 114 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Black Law

Within 100 km: 642 historic and cultural sites, 2,121 natural sites, 534 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 20 kmNE
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 21 kmNE
  • Oldmill Island Island 13 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 14 kmN

25–60 km1,376 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 51 kmNE
  • Old Law Island 56 kmNE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km1,647 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 78 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 73 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Jedburgh Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.2 km NE
  • Bedrule Village, The Scottish Borders
    2 km W
  • Lintalee Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km E
  • Denholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.2 km W
  • Lanton Village, The Scottish Borders
    3 km N
  • Newton Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Lanton Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km N
  • Faw Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    4.4 km S
  • Rubers Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    4.7 km SW
  • Minto Craigs Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    4.7 km NW
  • Hunt Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    4.9 km E
  • Birkenside Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    5.9 km E
  • Minto Hills Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    6.5 km W
  • Troney Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    6.5 km NW

Sources & licences

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