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Scawd Bank

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′07″ N 2°53′40″ W

Map showing the location of Scawd Bank Scawd Bank
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
547 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newcastleton
8.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport80 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport85 km

About Scawd Bank

Scawd Bank is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 547 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Wetherhorn Hill and Mid Hill.

Climate of Scawd Bank

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Scawd Bank
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°2°6°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Scawd Bank

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 80 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 82 km to the north.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 80 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 111 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 87 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 103 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 129 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scawd Bank

Within 100 km: 727 historic and cultural sites, 3,056 natural sites, 700 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • Goat Island Island 23 kmS
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 19 kmNW
  • Kingside Loch Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,379 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 37 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 50 kmNE
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 59 kmSE

60–100 km2,785 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.1 km SE
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km SW
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.5 km SW
  • Sandholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.5 km SE
  • Steele Road Village, The Scottish Borders
    9 km E
  • Castleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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