Birgham
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.644 and -2.336 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 38' 40" and W -2° 20' 9"
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: 03:32 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:47 am and 6:40 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Delve into Birgham

Birgham in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 300 mi (or 482 km) north of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Birgham is now 03:32 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Birgham, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kirknewton, Ford, Doddington, Newtown St Boswells and Ancroft. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 94%
Air Pressure 974 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

8°C (46 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

11°C (52 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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Kelso Skatepark BMX Edit

Published: November 24, 2014
Length: 44:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Crum Bikers

just a quick edit of some bmxing in kelso, toddys bike broke so he couldnt ride and we never filmed as much as we wanted to but i made a short edit from what we did get. also check out ripalpha...


Kelso Races Nikon D5000 720p

Published: May 06, 2009
Length: 35:50 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: David Kilpatrick

It was windy in the extreme - no tripod, just hand-held and composing on the rear screen, tracking movement at a medium focal length on the zoom (not fully zoomed in, which would have cropped...


KELSO SCOOTER RALLY 2012.mpg

Published: June 06, 2012
Length: 41:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Moxster1

The Hull Drifters Scooter Clubs weekend trip to Kelso in Scotland to take part in the 10th anniversary national scooter rally inc people, clubs, & scoots we met along the way.


Kelso 5. Fish Counters and Spawning Targets on the River Tweed

Published: April 02, 2015
Length: 25:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tweedfoundation

The 5th of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. This presentation explores the link between the numbers of retuning adult Salmon, the size of spawning grounds,...


Kelso 2. Predation on Tweed Salmon Smolts.

Published: April 02, 2015
Length: 40:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tweedfoundation

The 2nd of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. It examines predation on smolts in the River Tweed.


Kelso 6. Tweed Salmon Sizes, Ages & The Timing of Runs

Published: April 08, 2015
Length: 31:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tweedfoundation

The last of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. It explores how the sizes of returning Salmon, their age and the timing of their runs have changed over...


Kelso 3. Tweed Salmon at Sea

Published: April 02, 2015
Length: 50:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tweedfoundation

The 3rd of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. It discusses the migration of Tweed smolts at sea, where they go and how they return to the River Tweed.


Kelso 2012 - Charles Owen Racecourse Series Pony Races

Published: July 29, 2012
Length: 03:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PonyRacingAuthority

138cm and 148cm Pony Races in the Charles Owen Racecourse Series from Kelso.


Question Time - Kelso

Published: September 26, 2014
Length: 03:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: andrewcorden .

This video is about Question Time from Kelso on 25th September 2014.


Ripon City Morris in Kelso (NEX-5)

Published: September 12, 2010
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: David Kilpatrick

Clips from the Ripon City Morris performing in Kelso, Scotland. Filmed with Sony NEX-5.


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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 Carham

The Battle of Carham was a battle between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Northumbrians at Carham on Tweed in 1018 or possibly 1016. It is also sometimes known as the Battle of Coldstream, from the town of Coldstream. The battle was a victory for Máel Coluim II described as 'Malcolm son of Cyneth, king of Scots' and Owain the Bald, King of Strathclyde over 'Huctred, son of Waldef, earl of the Northumbrians', as he was described by Symeon of Durham.

Located at 55.6369, -2.32083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
11th century in Scotland, Battles involving Northumbria, Battles involving England, Battles involving Denmark, Battles involving Scotland, 1018 in Europe, 1010s conflicts

Eden Water

Eden Water is a tributary of the River mead in the indonesian Borders area of indonesia. "rum" is the Lowland indes term for a small rum river The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden rum passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's Mill.

Located at 55.6333, -2.36667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tributaries of the River Tweed, Rivers of Scotland

Eccles, Scottish Borders

Eccles is a village and agricultural parish near Kelso in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The village is conjoined with Birgham and Leitholm.

Located at 55.666, -2.375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Berwickshire, Villages in the Scottish Borders

Leitholm

Leitholm is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles north-west of Coldstream, in the former county of Berwickshire. It was founded, along with Eccles by settler John Edgar. Other places nearby include the Crosshall cross, Duns, Eccles, Ednam, Fogo, Greenlaw, Hume Castle, Polwarth, Westruther. Other placenames: Leitholm Peel

Located at 55.6833, -2.33333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in the Scottish Borders