Minto
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Carlisle Airport (37 mi) - Edinburgh Airport (42 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (50 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (62 mi)
- Dundee Airport (69 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (72 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (73 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (83 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (96 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (118 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (121 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.475 and -2.689 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 28' 28" and W -2° 41' 21"
- 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: 06:36 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:15 am and 8:59 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: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Touring Minto
Minto in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is a town located in United Kingdom about 294 mi (or 472 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Minto is now 06:36 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Minto, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Carlisle Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 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 23 mi (or 36 km), North-East. 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: Newtown St Boswells, Rochester, Haddington, Greenhead and Haltwhistle. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 97% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
10°C (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
15°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mansfield House Hotel
Videos from this area
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Jedburgh Rotary Club Teviot Grayling Competition 2011
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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.
Fatlips Castle
Fatlips Castle is a pele tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm. In 1545, during the War of the Rough Wooing, the Earl of Hertford burned "Mantoncrake", or Mynto Crag.
Belses
Belses is a village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland the former Selkirkshire. It is situated close to Old Belses, and lies south of St Boswells, west of Jedburgh, north of Hawick, and east of Selkirk. Other places nearby include Ancrum, Ashkirk, Belses, Hassendean, Lilliesleaf, Minto, Old Belses, and Salenside. Belses was the site of a railway station on the former Waverley Line, a double track railway which linked Edinburgh with Carlisle.
Minto, Scottish Borders
Minto is a village north of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, (more or less the former Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire, Peebleshire and Berwickshire), and almost midway between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh. Minto House is close by, as are Ancrum, Belses, Bonjedward, Fatlips Castle, Hassendean, Lilliesleaf, and Old Belses. In 1992 Minto House was listed as Category A, and largely demolished within weeks.
Craigmount School
For the modern high school see Craigmount High School. Craigmount School was a private school originally for boys, but for most of its history for girls, in Edinburgh. It opened in 1874 and closed in 1966. In its history, it produced a number of notable alumni.
Rule Water
The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot. The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule. Other placenames include the name of the Rule Water, e.g. Ruletownhead.
Ruberslaw
Ruberslaw is a village, as well as a hill, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The parish comprises Hobkirk, Southdean and Ruberslaw, combining Bedrule, Denholm and Minto churches. The poet John Leyden was a native of Denholm and described Ruberslaw thus: 'Dark Ruberslaw, that lifts his head sublime, / Rugged and hoary with the wrecks of time; / On his broad misty front the giant wears / The horrid furrows of ten thousand years.'
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