Blyth Bridge
Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Human settlement in Scotland
- Scottish Borders
- Peeblesshire
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
Blyth Bridge is a small hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to West Linton.
It is located in a bend on the A701 which goes from Moffat to Edinburgh, close to the junction with the East-West road the A72 which goes to Peebles.
Places nearby include the Lyne Water, Carlops, Romannobridge, and the Deepsyke Forest.
There is an aqueduct carrying a large water main which supplies Edinburgh and passes over Tarth Water.
There are a number of iron age forts on the hills nearby, and the historic Drochil Castle is a short distance away.
Climate
| Climate data for Blyth Bridge: 253 m (830 ft) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 28.5 (83.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.8 (46.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 0.3 (32.5) | 1.4 (34.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.4 (39.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −16.7 (1.9) | −17.7 (0.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −4.4 (24.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | −0.1 (31.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | −4.3 (24.3) | −7.5 (18.5) | −12.2 (10.0) | −16.3 (2.7) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.4 (3.72) | 79.9 (3.15) | 65.7 (2.59) | 63.0 (2.48) | 62.4 (2.46) | 67.2 (2.65) | 66.0 (2.60) | 81.5 (3.21) | 73.4 (2.89) | 109.0 (4.29) | 93.6 (3.69) | 98.1 (3.86) | 954.2 (37.59) |
| Average precipitation days | 15.4 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 162 |
| Source 1: Météo Climat[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: KNMI (extremes)[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blyth Bridge, Scottish Borders.
- RCAHMS: Blyth Bridge, Blyth Mill
- PDF document from Scottish Borders Council
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Blyth Bridge
- Blythbank Action Group[permanent dead link]
- Newlands Community Development Trust
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