Priesthope Hill
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°38′56″ N 3°02′00″ W
- Elevation
- 549 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km
- DND Dundee Airport89 km
About Priesthope Hill
Priesthope Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 549 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Kirnie Law and Scawd Law.
Photos of Priesthope Hill
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Windlestraw Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Priesthope Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 97 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 98 | 111 | 130 | 125 | 132 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Priesthope Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 35 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 89 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 35 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 81 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 91 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 117 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 134 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Priesthope Hill
Within 100 km: 556 historic and cultural sites, 2,394 natural sites, 643 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km353 places
- The Batta Island 6 kmSE
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 23 kmS
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmS
- Shaws Lochs Lake 21 kmS
25–60 km1,363 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 40 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 34 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 45 kmN
60–100 km1,877 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 91 kmS
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 69 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 69 kmE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Innerleithen Village, The Scottish Borders3.8 km SW -
Walkerburn Village, The Scottish Borders3.1 km S
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Cardrona Mains Village, The Scottish Borders4.7 km W
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Peebles Town, The Scottish Borders9.8 km W -
Traquair Village, The Scottish Borders5.7 km S
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Clovenfords Village, The Scottish Borders10 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirnie Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km S
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Scawd Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km E
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Cairn Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km SE
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Bareback Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km NE
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Windlestraw Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.7 km NE
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Early Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km SE
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Dod Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km NW
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Lee Pen Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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