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Kirk Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′03″ N 3°03′51″ W

Map showing the location of Kirk Hill Kirk Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
397 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buccleuch
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport64 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport96 km

About Kirk Hill

Kirk Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 397 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Coutlair Knowe and Muckle Bleak Law.

Climate of Kirk Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (164 mm)
Driest month
May (84 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 Kirk Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16312013286849096111128154151164

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Kirk Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 62 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 64 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 96 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 96 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 62 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kirk Hill

Within 100 km: 662 historic and cultural sites, 2,788 natural sites, 712 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km453 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 23 kmNW
  • Loch Skeen Lake 16 kmW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 8 kmNE
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km1,341 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 46 kmNE
  • Little Corby Island Island 57 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 44 kmS

60–100 km2,368 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 65 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 74 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 66 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.8 km N
  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.8 km SE
  • Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.9 km NW
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    18 km E
  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    11 km SE
  • Roberton Village, The Scottish Borders
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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