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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.5806,Lat: 55.6474
Elevation	302 meter above sea level
Local time	2:06:54am
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	South Lanarkshire
Name	Clydesdale East
Other place with same name 1	Shieldhill Scotland - Falkirk
Other place with same name 2	Shieldhill Scotland - Dumfries and Galloway

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Quothquan	1.3 km	SouthWest
2 Whitecastle	1.6 km	NorthEast
3 Libberton	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Covington	3.1 km	West
5 Thankerton	4.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	44 km	NorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	176 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	190 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 km (direction NorthEast). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Cobbinshaw Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 16.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 73 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 102 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 11%, hill: 89%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 65 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.6%

Nature

8.1 km2

10.3%

Agriculture

64.3 km2

81.9%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shieldhill in country Scotland

Shieldhill at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	13 km	WestNorthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	41 km	NorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	41 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Shieldhill
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Biggar

Type of weather in Biggar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	991 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	09:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:42 Europe/Amsterdam