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Causeway Grain Head

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′45″ N 3°01′11″ W

Map showing the location of Causeway Grain Head Causeway Grain Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
492 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Teviothead
8.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport78 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport89 km

About Causeway Grain Head

Causeway Grain Head is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 492 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Merry Law and Pikethaw Hill.

Climate of Causeway Grain Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Causeway Grain Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Causeway Grain Head

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 76 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 78 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 89 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 102 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 96 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 113 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Causeway Grain Head

Within 100 km: 701 historic and cultural sites, 3,031 natural sites, 714 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km376 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 19 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 21 kmN
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,363 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 38 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 52 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 51 kmS

60–100 km2,707 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.4 km NE
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.7 km S
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km S
  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.4 km N
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km SW
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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