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Foulshiels Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°33′46″ N 2°54′36″ W

Map showing the location of Foulshiels Hill Foulshiels Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
444 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Selkirk
4.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport52 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport97 km

About Foulshiels Hill

Foulshiels Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 444 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Peat Law and Hareshaw Hill.

Climate of Foulshiels Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (116 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Foulshiels Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11685946768758092100116112114

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Foulshiels Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 52 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 97 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 99 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 91 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 101 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 122 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Foulshiels Hill

Within 100 km: 591 historic and cultural sites, 2,349 natural sites, 616 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 20 kmE
  • The Batta Island 6 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 23 kmE
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 13 kmS

25–60 km1,428 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 59 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 52 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 45 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 53 kmN

60–100 km1,788 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 63 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 64 kmE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Selkirk Town, The Scottish Borders
    4.8 km E
  • Foulshiels Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km S
  • Yarrowford Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km W
  • Broadmeadows Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km W
  • Bowhill Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.3 km S
  • Philiphaugh Village, The Scottish Borders
    3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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