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Linlithgow Palace

Local name: Lùchairt Ghlinn Iucha

Located in West Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°58′43″ N 3°36′04″ W

Linlithgow Palace
Alistair McMillan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Linlithgow
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport15 km
GLA Glasgow Airport53 km

About Linlithgow Palace

Linlithgow Palace is a historic site. Location: West Lothian, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are located in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries. Although maintained after Scotland's monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used, and was burned out in 1746. It is now a visitor attraction in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
part of a Scheduled Monument
Official website
historicenvironment.scot

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Linlithgow Palace

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Linlithgow Palace
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°15°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)12889996064667079105121118123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Linlithgow Palace

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 15 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 15 kmeast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 53 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 25 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 67 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 159 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 168 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Linlithgow Palace

Within 100 km: 211 historic and cultural sites, 3,316 natural sites, 801 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km241 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 19 kmE
  • Inchcolm Island 19 kmE
  • Inch Island 20 kmNW
  • Spiers Island Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,291 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 25 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 31 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 48 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km2,796 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 87 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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