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Shaw's Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°29′03″ N 2°59′01″ W

Map showing the location of Shaw's Hill Shaw's Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
394 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Selkirkshire
2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport57 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport96 km

About Shaw's Hill

Shaw's Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 394 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Dodhead Under Hill and Dodhead Mid Hill.

Climate of Shaw's Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Shaw's Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)130971077473798599109127124131

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Shaw's Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 54 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 96 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 101 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Shaw's Hill

Within 100 km: 635 historic and cultural sites, 2,536 natural sites, 662 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km402 places

  • The Batta Island 15 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 22 kmW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 4 kmS
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 3 kmSE

25–60 km1,368 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 59 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmN
  • Wooden Anna Island 38 kmE
  • Goat Island Island 51 kmS

60–100 km2,063 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 66 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 63 kmN
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Selkirkshire Municipality, The Scottish Borders
    2 km NW
  • Ettrickbridge End Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.1 km NE
  • Kirkhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.2 km N
  • Yarrow Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.5 km NW
  • Selkirk Town, The Scottish Borders
    12 km NE
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    14 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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