Skelfhill Craig
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′16″ N 2°51′27″ W
- Elevation
- 342 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport75 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport82 km
About Skelfhill Craig
Skelfhill Craig is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 342 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Burgh Hill and Staney Hill.
Climate of Skelfhill Craig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 97 | 107 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 99 | 109 | 127 | 124 | 131 |
How to get to Skelfhill Craig
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 72 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 75 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 82 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 110 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 89 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skelfhill Craig
Within 100 km: 687 historic and cultural sites, 2,753 natural sites, 660 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km334 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 14 kmNW
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 16 kmN
- Shaws Lochs Lake 16 kmNW
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 16 kmW
25–60 km1,412 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 48 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 40 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 55 kmS
- Coathouse Island Island 53 kmS
60–100 km2,354 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 68 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 77 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders1.6 km E
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Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders10 km NE -
Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders5.2 km W
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Newmill Village, The Scottish Borders5.3 km N
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Branxholme Village, The Scottish Borders6.6 km N
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Roberton Village, The Scottish Borders9.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burgh Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km NE
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Staney Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km NW
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Inner Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km NW
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Southdean Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km W
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Skelfhill Pen Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km SW
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Cauldcleuch Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.5 km S
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Skelfhill Fell Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km S
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Dodburn Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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