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Southdean Fort

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°22′39″ N 2°34′27″ W

Map showing the location of Southdean Fort Southdean Fort
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
302 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Southdean
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport68 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport81 km

About Southdean Fort

Southdean Fort is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 302 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Carter Burn and Belling Hill.

Climate of Southdean Fort

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Southdean Fort
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1067885636570768993106103104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Southdean Fort

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 75 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 68 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 121 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 124 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Southdean Fort

Within 100 km: 667 historic and cultural sites, 2,300 natural sites, 543 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 22 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 22 kmN
  • Headshaw Loch Lake 23 kmNW
  • Essenside Loch Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,373 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 55 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 55 kmNE
  • Old Law Island 58 kmNE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km1,882 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 84 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 86 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 81 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Southdean Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.3 km SW
  • Chesters Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.8 km NW
  • Abbotrule Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.5 km NW
  • Hobkirk Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.9 km W
  • Wolfelee Village, The Scottish Borders
    5 km W
  • Cleuch Head Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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