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Discover Backies
Backies in Highland (Scotland) is a place in United Kingdom about 473 mi (or 761 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Backies is now 09:35 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports near Backies, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Dornoch Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Heart of Neolithic Orkney in a distance of 81 mi (or 131 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Highland, Inverness, Elgin, Kirkwall and Perth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 61% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dornoch Castle Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Golspie Red Run Singletrack MTB
Mountain Bike track at Golspie. The black is a little bit hairy but the red section is awesome!
Golspie Sutherland v Orkney 8th November 2014
Just a little word of warning to football fans- (well, one in particular). Our camera people WON'T tolerate any abuse. We film football for your benefit so don't spoil it for the viewers.
Golspie Rowing Club - First Build Night
Golspie Rowing Club - First Build Night. Getting the working platform built and laser level. Join us: http://www.golspierowingclub.org.
XoomSpeed @ Golspie, June 2013
David has some 'fun' in the wet at Golspie on Saturday, then accidentally turns the traction control off on Sunday! Almost got it right for the final run - the first lap was fast!
Golspie Sutherland v Thurso Vikings- SWL Cup Final 19th April 2014
Golspie and Thurso pitted against each other for three cup finals in a row, this one, the SWL Cup played at King George V Park, Golspie.
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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.
Battle of Littleferry
The Battle of Littleferry (also known as the Skirmish at Golspie) took place during the Jacobite rising in 1746, just before the Battle of Culloden. Scottish forces loyal to the British government defeated a Scottish Jacobite force.