Holywood
in Dumfries and Galloway of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Carlisle Airport (35 mi) - Glasgow Prestwick Airport (46 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (60 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (61 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (69 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (77 mi)
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Isle of Man Airport (80 mi) - Perth/Scone Airport (93 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (95 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (126 mi)
- Manchester Airport (133 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Lochmaben Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Southerness Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Brayton Park (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.101 and -3.647 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 6' 5" and W -3° 38' 49"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:57 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:42 am and 8:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Touring Holywood
Holywood in Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) is a town located in United Kingdom about 288 mi (or 463 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Holywood is now 09:57 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Holywood, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Carlisle Airport in a distance of 35 mi (or 56 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 68 mi (or 109 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dumfries, Carlisle, Hamilton, Motherwell and Livingston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 51% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
STATION HOTEL - DUMFRIES
Cairndale Hotel and Leisure Club
Huntingdon House Hotel
Friars Carse Country House Hotel
Holiday Inn DUMFRIES
Dumfries
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Terregles
Terregles is a village and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The name Terregles is said to be a corruption of Brythonic Tir-eglwys (Latin terra ecciesici, that is, Kirk land). The parish contains the beautiful ruin of Lincluden Abbey, and Terregles House, once the seat of William Maxwell, last Earl of Nithsdale. Confert Lord Herries of Terregles. To travel to Terregles from Dumfries the main artery out of the town is Terregles Street.
Dercongal Abbey
Dercongal Abbey (or Holywood Abbey) was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The date of its foundation is not known, but it was certainly in existence as a Premonstratensian monastic community by 1225. The founder was presumably Alan, Lord of Galloway. Dercongal seems to come from Doire Congaill, Congall's oak-copse, Congall (Welsh, Cinvall) being a saint venerated by the natives of the area.
Terregles House
Terregles House was a late 18th-century country house, located near Terregles, around 4 kilometres west of Dumfries in south-west Scotland. It replaced an earlier tower house, which had served as the seat of the Lords Herries, and later the Earls of Nithsdale, until William Maxwell, the 5th Earl, forfeited his titles in 1716. In 1776, Winifred Maxwell, the granddaughter of the 5th Earl of Nithsdale, served as heir general to her father, inheriting the Terregles property.
Summerhill, Dumfries
Summerhill in Dumfries is a post war residential suburb on the West side of the town. It is located on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith that runs through Dumfries. Summerhill is bounded by Terregles Road to the North, the streets that branch off Ellisland Drive to the East, the Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club to the South and West and also to the West by the disused Maxwelltown train station.
Holywood (Dumfries and Galloway) railway station
Holywood railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries.
Garden of Cosmic Speculation
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is a 30 acre sculpture garden created by landscape architect and theorist Charles Jencks at his home, Portrack House, near Dumfries in South West Scotland.
Newbridge Drive
Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre.
Cairn Water
Cairn Water is a small river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The river, formed by the confluence of the Castlefern, Craigdarroch and Dalquhat, flows for 11.5 miles southeast to the Cluden. The Castlefairn is joined by the Craigdarroch and then by the Dalwhat, both from its left, just below the village of Moniaive in the parish of Glencairn. The confluence of these streams forms the Cairn Water. The parish is named for the river valley.
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