Grantshouse
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.883 and -2.306 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 52' 58" and W -2° 18' 20"
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: 08:31 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:32 am and 8:41 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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Grantshouse

Grantshouse in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is a place in United Kingdom about 315 mi (or 507 km) north of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Grantshouse is now 08:31 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Grantshouse, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Leuchars in a distance of 40 mi (or 65 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 16 mi (or 25 km), South.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ford, Ancroft, Kirknewton, Lowick and Doddington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 35 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 35 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 57%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 43% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

6°C (42 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

14°C (58 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Duns Motocross 31-08-14 Bruce Frew

Published: September 01, 2014
Length: 42:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Chris Walker

Duns Motocross.


JIM CLARK RALLY DUNS 2011 - INTERNATIONALS HD 720P

Published: May 28, 2011
Length: 09:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ricki Mitchell

Jim Clark Rally 2011 (internationals) at Duns, part of the British Rally Championship 2011 filmed in HD, loads of late braking through Duns town centre.


Jim Clark Rally 2010 At Duns, british rally championship

Published: May 31, 2010
Length: 05:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ricki Mitchell

PLEASE click on an advert thanks.... Day 1 of the Jim Clark Rally at Duns on public roads, and yes the deer did survive and made numerous appearances on the stage, Keith Cronin, Gwyndath Evans...


Jim Clark 2013 Historic Rally SS4 Duns

Published: June 01, 2013
Length: 27:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: surfblue63

This is footage of the Historic section of the 2013 Jim Clark Rally. It features teams competing in the Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship and the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally...


British Quadcross 2011 Duns

Published: June 14, 2011
Length: 55:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 2010Eamonn

Round 2 British Quadcross Championship at Duns SCOTLAND.


Duns v Hawick YM 16th August 2014

Published: August 18, 2014
Length: 56:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Rob Hill

Highlights of the friendly match.


Duns Primary Schools Tournament - 2014 - Girls Singles.

Published: March 03, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Keeshna

Girls Singles Final. Jodie Black (W) v Iona Fox.


Jim Clark Rally 2013 Land Rover Challenge

Published: June 01, 2013
Length: 03:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: surfblue63

This is just a short video of the Jim Clark Rally 2013 Armed Forces Land Rover Challenge. Here the competitors are seen on Special Stage 4 in Duns.


Jacob and Lewis Cinnamon and Flour Challenge

Published: August 21, 2012
Length: 32:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KeepcalmDuns

This week as requested by our Twitter followers. Jacob did the Flour Challenge and Lewis did the Cinnamon challenge. Lovely. Send us your requests to @Lewis3010 or @Jacob_Cotton94 Thanks ...


The Epicsuperawsomeamazingcool Day

Published: March 14, 2011
Length: 58:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: imantonater

Possibly the greatest day in the entire history of this and any other universe and yes, that includes norway. (Sorry for the poor video quality, blame Windows movie maker, it looked fine beforehand)


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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 Piperdean

The Battle of Piperdean (1436) was an engagement in the Scottish Borders, fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. An English force led by George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of March and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland attempted to take the forfeited Dunbar's Castle of Dunbar, back from William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus who as Warden of the Scottish Marches had invested the castle the previous summer. Percy and Dunbar came north with some 4000 men.

Located at 55.9206, -2.30167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1436 in Scotland, Battles between England and Scotland, Battles involving Scotland, Battles involving England, House of Douglas and Angus, Scottish Borders history, Conflicts in 1436

Penmanshiel Tunnel

Penmanshiel Tunnel is a now-disused railway tunnel near Grantshouse, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It was formerly used as part of the East Coast Main Line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar. The tunnel was constructed during 1845-46 by the contractors Ross and Mitchell, to a design by John Miller, who was the Engineer to the North British Railway.

Located at 55.8963, -2.32786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tunnels completed in 1846, Railway tunnels in Scotland, Tunnels in the Scottish Borders, Transport in the Scottish Borders, Buildings and structures in the Scottish Borders

Grantshouse

Grantshouse (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh a' Ghranndaich) is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It lies on the A1, and its nearest railway stations are Dunbar to the north and Berwick-upon-Tweed to the south.

Located at 55.8833, -2.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Villages in the Scottish Borders