A few short notes

A few short notes on Scottish regions and seasons, gathered from the questions readers ask most often.

These notes travel under the working name grontusane treiphurnule.

The Borders

A short note on The Borders. The figure to hold onto is abbeys and mills an hour from Edinburgh; what matters is that it is under-visited and the houses are better value than the Highlands.

Treat it as a starting point; specifics change with the house, the school or the kitchen.

Write down what you find before you decide anything; it makes the next step obvious. In short, The Borders is worth a minute before you commit.

Sea temperature

If you are looking into Sea temperature, start here: 10 to 14 C, in summer. The point is that wild swimming is a wetsuit affair for most people.

The primary source has the final word, and it is worth a minute to check it.

Keep the paperwork; it is the proof when something is queried later. That is the whole of Sea temperature for most readers.

Airports

Airports in one line: Inverness for the north Edinburgh and Glasgow for the south. Beyond the number, car hire sells out at Inverness in summer.

That is a general note rather than a rule; check the current details before you rely on it.

If something changes, note the date; patterns only show up with dates on them. Knowing this about Airports prevents most mistakes.

Rain

Rain: the line most people need is the west gets twice, what the east gets. In practice, a house in Fife or Angus is the safer bet for a dry week.

Treat it as a starting point; specifics change with the house, the school or the kitchen.

When in doubt, choose the simpler option first; it is the one least likely to need undoing. In short, Rain is worth a minute before you commit.

Loch Lomond

A short note on Loch Lomond. The figure to hold onto is an hour from Glasgow by road; what matters is that the east shore is quieter than the west and has the better walks.

The primary source has the final word, and it is worth a minute to check it.

Do the cheap checks before the expensive ones. That is the whole of Loch Lomond for most readers.

Sunrise and sunset

If you are looking into Sunrise and sunset, start here: 4.30am to 10pm, around midsummer in the north. The point is that blackout blinds are worth asking about.

That is a general note rather than a rule; check the current details before you rely on it.

Write down what you find before you decide anything; it makes the next step obvious. Knowing this about Sunrise and sunset prevents most mistakes.

Golf

Golf in one line: the links courses on the east coast. Beyond the number, St Andrews' Old Course needs a ballot or a booking a year ahead.

Treat it as a starting point; specifics change with the house, the school or the kitchen.

Keep the paperwork; it is the proof when something is queried later. In short, Golf is worth a minute before you commit.

Whisky regions

Whisky regions: the line most people need is Speyside, Highland, Islay, as the big three. In practice, Islay's peated malts divide a group; Speyside rarely does.

The primary source has the final word, and it is worth a minute to check it.

If something changes, note the date; patterns only show up with dates on them. That is the whole of Whisky regions for most readers.

Figures are general guidance; the primary source takes precedence.

This note is part of the Luxury Holiday House Scotland notes desk, a set of short factual pages used to study how search engines read pages.