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Faw Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′04″ N 2°35′09″ W

Map showing the location of Faw Hill Faw Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
331 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Abbotrule
2.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport71 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km

About Faw Hill

Faw Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 331 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Belling Hill and Bonchester Hill.

Climate of Faw Hill

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 Faw Hill
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 Faw Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 71 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 71 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 118 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 120 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Faw Hill

Within 100 km: 661 historic and cultural sites, 2,201 natural sites, 540 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km272 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 23 kmNE
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 24 kmNE
  • Oldmill Island Island 18 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 18 kmN

25–60 km1,371 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 53 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 53 kmNE
  • Old Law Island 57 kmNE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,759 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 77 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Abbotrule Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.3 km SW
  • Jedburgh Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.2 km N
  • Chesters Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.4 km S
  • Lintalee Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.8 km N
  • Mossburnford Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.4 km NE
  • Denholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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