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Scaw'd Law

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°18′24″ N 2°47′22″ W

Map showing the location of Scaw'd Law Scaw'd Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
503 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Priesthaugh
4.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport76 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km

About Scaw'd Law

Scaw'd Law is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Maiden Paps and Greatmoor Hill.

Climate of Scaw'd Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (133 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Scaw'd Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)133971087475798698107127127131

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Scaw'd Law

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 76 km to the north.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 76 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 115 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 129 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scaw'd Law

Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 2,767 natural sites, 641 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km312 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmNW
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmNW
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 21 kmNW
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,398 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 47 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 40 kmNE
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 52 kmS

60–100 km2,407 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 68 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.1 km NW
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    13 km N
  • Saughtree Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.9 km SE
  • Steele Road Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.8 km S
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    14 km S
  • Newmill Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.9 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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