Cocklie Rig Head
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°32′40″ N 3°26′28″ W
- Elevation
- 488 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport72 km
About Cocklie Rig Head
Cocklie Rig Head is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 488 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Benshaw Hill and Glenlood Hill.
Photos of Cocklie Rig Head
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Broad Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cocklie Rig Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -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 Cocklie Rig Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 48 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 45 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 72 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 48 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 63 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 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 Cocklie Rig Head
Within 100 km: 485 historic and cultural sites, 2,836 natural sites, 794 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km483 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 7 kmS
- Loch Skeen Lake 15 kmSE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 18 kmSE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 17 kmSE
25–60 km1,266 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 59 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 49 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 50 kmNE
- Inchkeith Island 58 kmN
60–100 km2,366 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 96 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 73 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 76 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Polmood Village, The Scottish Borders2.9 km SE
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Stanhope Village, The Scottish Borders3.2 km E
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders4.4 km S
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Drumelzier Village, The Scottish Borders6.4 km NE
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Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire10 km NW
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Skirling Village, The Scottish Borders10 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Benshaw Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.8 km NE
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Glenlood Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.2 km SW
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Middle Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.4 km N
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Broomy Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km SW
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Blakehope Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km NE
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Worm Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km NE
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Nether Oliver Dod Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km S
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Chapelgill Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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