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Hill of Dun

Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′16″ N 4°29′09″ W

Map showing the location of Hill of Dun Hill of Dun
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
207 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bowling
0.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport8 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport49 km

About Hill of Dun

Hill of Dun is a mountain. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 207 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Creigarestie and The Slacks.

Climate of Hill of Dun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Hill of Dun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1611111216973708096129152148147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hill of Dun

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 8 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 49 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hill of Dun

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 3,696 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km282 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 20 kmNW
  • Inchcailloch Island 16 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 15 kmN
  • Bucinch Island 18 kmN

25–60 km1,249 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmSW

60–100 km3,511 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 61 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 74 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bowling Village, West Dunbartonshire
    0.7 km S
  • Old Kilpatrick Village, West Dunbartonshire
    2.6 km SE
  • Milton Village, West Dunbartonshire
    2.1 km W
  • Erskine Town, Renfrewshire
    4.7 km SE
  • Bishopton Village, Renfrewshire
    3.4 km S
  • Dalmuir Town, West Dunbartonshire
    4.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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