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Scabbet Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°37′31″ N 2°43′29″ W

Map showing the location of Scabbet Hill Scabbet Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
281 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Melrose
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport54 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport93 km

About Scabbet Hill

Scabbet Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 281 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Allan Water and Eildon Hills.

Climate of Scabbet Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (98 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Scabbet Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)936976576067718486989392

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Scabbet Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 54 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 93 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 95 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 100 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 117 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scabbet Hill

Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 2,119 natural sites, 551 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 19 kmE
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 20 kmE
  • Oldmill Island Island 10 kmSE
  • The Batta Island 14 kmW

25–60 km1,427 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 58 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 53 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 44 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 47 kmN

60–100 km1,577 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 75 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 69 kmE
  • North Wamses Island 69 kmE

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