Skirling
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (22 mi) - Glasgow International Airport (41 mi)
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (45 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (55 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (56 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (56 mi)
- Dundee Airport (59 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (81 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (104 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (119 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (161 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Deer Park Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Lothianburn Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Braid Hills No.1 Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Craigmillar Park Golf Course (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Bruntsfield Links (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Duddingston Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Edinburgh Zoo (zoo, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.636 and -3.468 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 38' 9" and W -3° 28' 5"
- 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: 03:09 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:55 am and 9:25 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- 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: 2024-05-18 08:26:29
Delve into Skirling
Skirling in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is located in United Kingdom about 316 mi (or 509 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Skirling is now 03:09 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports close to Skirling, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Livingston, Edinburgh, Dalkeith, Falkirk and Motherwell. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Elphinstone Hotel
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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.
Kilbucho
Kilbucho is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Peeblesshire and near Biggar and Broughton. The name derives from the church which was dedicated to St Bega an Irish abbess. Several monasteries were dedicated to St Bega, many in Cumbria including St Bees but also in Scotland at Kilbagie in Clackmannanshire and Kilbegie in Argyllshire.
Brownsbank
Brownsbank is close to the small settlement of Candymill to the north of Biggar in Scotland. It is best known as the former home of the poet Hugh MacDiarmid. His old house is maintained by Biggar Museum Trust, and is occupied by a writer in residence. Recent holders of the Brownsbank Creative Writing Fellowship have been James Robertson, Matthew Fitt, Gerry Cambridge, Aonghas MacNeacail, Tom Bryan, Richie McCaffrey and Linda Cracknell. The current (2012) resident is Andrew Sclater.
Elsrickle
Elsrickle is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on Blackmount Hill which is on the end of the Pentland Hills.
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