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Saint Mary's Convent

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°39′53″ N 2°22′39″ W

Map showing the location of Saint Mary's Convent Saint Mary's Convent
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Eccles
0.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
75 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport70 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport82 km

About Saint Mary's Convent

Saint Mary's Convent is a historic site. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Wark on Tweed Castle and Shidlaw Tower.

Climate of Saint Mary's Convent

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (81 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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 Saint Mary's Convent
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)735460485358627673817773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Saint Mary's Convent

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 70 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 61 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 70 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 82 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmwest

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

Day trips from Saint Mary's Convent

Within 100 km: 541 historic and cultural sites, 1,778 natural sites, 468 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km212 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 8 kmS
  • Dreeper Island Island 12 kmE
  • Kippie Island Island 12 kmE
  • St Thomas's Island Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km995 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 51 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 28 kmE

60–100 km1,580 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 68 kmNW
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Eccles Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.4 km NW
  • Birgham Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.5 km SE
  • Greenlaw Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.1 km NW
  • Houndridge Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.5 km SW

Sources & licences

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