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Scawdmans Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°34′20″ N 3°30′06″ W

Map showing the location of Scawdmans Hill Scawdmans Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
573 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Biggar
5.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km
GLA Glasgow Airport67 km

About Scawdmans Hill

Scawdmans Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 573 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Cardon Hill and Birnies Bowrock.

Climate of Scawdmans Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Scawdmans Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15611212175767883102130151149155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Scawdmans Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 43 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 46 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 46 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 137 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 154 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scawdmans Hill

Within 100 km: 436 historic and cultural sites, 2,882 natural sites, 802 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km449 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 12 kmSE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 19 kmSE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 22 kmSE
  • Loch of the Lowes Lake 22 kmSE

25–60 km1,317 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 47 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km2,354 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 76 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.8 km N
  • Culter Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.3 km W
  • Symington Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.6 km NW
  • Skirling Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.4 km N
  • West End Neighbourhood, South Lanarkshire
    5.8 km N
  • Calzeat Village, The Scottish Borders
    7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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