Eckford
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Carlisle Airport (43 mi) - Newcastle Airport (45 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (46 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (60 mi)
- Dundee Airport (67 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (72 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (80 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (81 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (102 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (116 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (119 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.528 and -2.462 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 31' 42" and W -2° 27' 43"
- 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: 12:55 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:29 am and 8:44 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Eckford
Eckford in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is located in United Kingdom about 294 mi (or 473 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Eckford is now 12:55 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports close to Eckford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Carlisle Airport in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), South. 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 13 mi (or 21 km), North-East. 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: Newtown St Boswells, Rochester, Kirknewton, Ford and Otterburn. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Cross Keys Hotel
Ednam House Hotel
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Videos from this area
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Kelso 1. River Tweed Spawning Areas and Juvenile Surveys
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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.
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England. It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh. Roxburghshire is now within the Scottish Borders council area.
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Rosbrog, Eadaraig agus Srath Labhdair in Scottish Gaelic) is a lieutenancy area of Scotland. It consists of the committee areas of Eildon, Cheviot and Teviot and Liddesdale (the former local government districts of Roxburgh and Ettrick and Lauderdale) within the Scottish Borders council area. It corresponds broadly to the counties of Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire and small parts of Midlothian and Berwickshire. Reference:
Kale Water
The Kale Water is a 20 miles long tributary of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its feeder burns in the Cheviot Hills are the Long Burn, Hawkwillow Burn and the Grindstone Burn, east of Leithope Forest near the Anglo-Scottish Border. The Kale continues northwards via Upper Hindhope and Chatto to Hownam, the Hownam Rings and Morebattle Hill. At Morebattle the river turns to the west and, near Caverton Mill, the Kale receives another burn, the Cessford Burn.
Kalemouth Suspension Bridge
The Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge at Kalemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the B6401. It crosses the River Teviot just above its confluence with the Kale Water, near Eckford. It is protected as a Category A listed building. The bridge is still in use as an unclassified public road bridge, and is one of the earliest surviving carriage suspension bridges.
Eckford, Scottish Borders
Eckford is a small village located between the larger towns of Kelso and Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. The village is in close proximity to both the River Teviot and its tributary the Kale Water,and the A698 and the B6401 which run approximately parallel to the respective rivers. The village itself consists of around 20 houses, situated off Eckford road, the minor Well road and the historic drove road, the Loaning.
Roxburgh (village)
Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the present village. Other places nearby include Ednam, Heiton, Maxton, Morebattle, Smailholm, Sprouston and Stichill. The Borders Abbeys Way passes through the village.
Cessford
Cessford is a village off the B6401, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The placename is from Gaelic 'ceis' and means 'the wattled causeway over the ford'; spellings vary between Cesfuird, Cesford, Cessfoord, Cessfuird, and Cessfurde. Places nearby include Crailing, Eckford, Kelso, Morebattle, Nisbet, and Oxnam Cessford Castle is a ruined castle nearby. Cessford Burn is a tributary of the Kale Water.
Crailinghall
Crailinghall is a village near Oxnam in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. Crailinghall is on the route of the St. Cuthbert's Way and the Roman Heritage Way.
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