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Fort · near Newmilns · East Ayrshire

Judge's Hill

Judge's Hill is a fort; it lies 1.4 km northwest of Newmilns. Our list has 20 more places within 15 km; first among them is Loudoun Castle, at 1.5 km.

Where
1.4 km
northwest of Newmilns
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Fort near Newmilns

Just outside Newmilns

Judge's Hill is 1.4 km northwest of Newmilns. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

From June to August, Newmilns sees highs of 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°140 mm
Feb7° / 1°112 mm
Mar9° / 2°101 mm
Apr12° / 4°72 mm
May15° / 6°72 mm
Jun17° / 9°81 mm
Jul19° / 11°107 mm
Aug19° / 11°110 mm
Sep16° / 9°109 mm
Oct13° / 6°145 mm
Nov9° / 3°141 mm
Dec7° / 1°148 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newmilns, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newmilns. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newmilns’ full climate →
About

Judge's Hill

Fort.

Type
Fort
Town
1.4 km northwest of Newmilns
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Judge's Hill on the map

Judge's Hill is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The most populous of the 3 is Galston, at 4,527. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Newmilns
  2. 2Galston
  3. 3Darvel
1 · 1.4 km southeast of it

Newmilns

2,559 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2 km southwest of it

Galston

4,527 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km east of it

Darvel

3,701 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns
TownWhere Judge's Hill isPeoplePlaces to visit
Newmilns1.4 km southeast of it2,5599
Galston2 km southwest of it4,5277
Darvel3.7 km east of it3,7016
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km are 20 places, among them 7 castles and a museum.

1CastleLoudoun Castle1.5 km away2CastleBarr Castle2.8 km away3CastleDean Castle8.2 km away4CastleNewmilns Tower2.1 km away5MuseumDick Institute8.7 km away6CastleCraufurdland Castle6.7 km away7CastleRowallan Castle9.2 km away8CastleCaprington Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Judge's Hill: what to know

Where is Judge's Hill?

Judge's Hill is 1.4 km northwest of Newmilns, East Ayrshire.

What is Judge's Hill?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Judge's Hill?

June to August are the warmest months in Newmilns, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Judge's Hill?

Within 15 km: Loudoun Castle (1.5 km), Barr Castle (2.8 km), Dean Castle (8.2 km) and Newmilns Tower (2.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.