Saint Abbs Head
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°55′03″ N 2°08′15″ W
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- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km
- DND Dundee Airport81 km
About Saint Abbs Head
Saint Abbs Head is a natural site. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland.
St Abb's Head is a rocky promontory by the village of St Abbs in Berwickshire, Scotland, and a national nature reserve administered by the National Trust for Scotland. St Abb's Head Lighthouse was designed and built by the brothers David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson and began service on 24 February 1862.
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Climate of Saint Abbs Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (73 mm)
- Driest month
- April (42 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) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 68 | 62 | 73 | 70 | 66 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Saint Abbs Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 66 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 81 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 80 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 110 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 122 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 133 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Saint Abbs Head
Within 100 km: 369 historic and cultural sites, 1,449 natural sites, 359 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km84 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 24 kmSE
- Kippie Island Island 25 kmS
- St Thomas's Island Island 20 kmS
- Castle Rock Island 2 kmS
25–60 km578 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 46 kmW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 35 kmNW
- Cheswick Sands Beach 25 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 45 kmSE
60–100 km1,515 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 70 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 73 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 61 kmW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 64 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Coldingham Village, The Scottish Borders3.7 km S
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Saint Abbs Village, The Scottish Borders2 km S
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Eyemouth Village, The Scottish Borders5.9 km SE
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Ayton Village, The Scottish Borders8.4 km S
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Gunsgreen Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders6.3 km SE
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Reston Village, The Scottish Borders8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cleaver Rock Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.2 km W
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Foul Carr Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.3 km W
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St Abb's Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.3 km SW
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Little Channeler Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.5 km W
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Skelly Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.6 km W
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Floater Rock Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.6 km W
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Kirk Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km S
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West Hurker Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km W
Sources & licences
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