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Callaw Cairn

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′25″ N 2°18′10″ W

Map showing the location of Callaw Cairn Callaw Cairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
507 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hownam
5.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport58 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport89 km

About Callaw Cairn

Callaw Cairn is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 507 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Lamb Hill and Beefstand Hill.

Climate of Callaw Cairn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Callaw Cairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Callaw Cairn

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 58 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 67 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 58 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 89 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 116 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 116 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Callaw Cairn

Within 100 km: 638 historic and cultural sites, 1,827 natural sites, 457 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km298 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 21 kmN
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 22 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Yetholm Loch Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km1,071 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 40 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 45 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 49 kmNE

60–100 km1,553 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.7 km NW
  • Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.3 km NE
  • Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.4 km NW
  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.8 km NE
  • Alwinton Municipality, Northumberland
    6.5 km SE
  • Whitton Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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