Sorbie
in Dumfries and Galloway of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle of Man Airport (50 mi) -
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (50 mi) - George Best Belfast City Airport (59 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (66 mi)
- Campbeltown Airport (67 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (72 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (75 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (90 mi)
- Anglesey Airport (107 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (119 mi)
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Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Unesco heritage, 88 mi) - Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.792 and -4.434 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 47' 30" and W -4° 26' 1"
- 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: 09:41 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 4:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Sorbie
Sorbie in Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 289 mi (or 464 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Sorbie is now 09:41 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Sorbie, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Isle of Man Airport in Isle of man in a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km). The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow Prestwick Airport in a distance of 50 mi (or 80 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 is Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne in Ireland at a distance of 88 mi (or 142 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 103 mi (or 142 km), South-West.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bride, Andreas, Jurby, Ramsey and Lezayre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Wildfowling in Scotland
We're with the Wigtown Bay Wildfowlers Club learning about how they acquired land with help from the Wildlife Habitat Trust. Then we're sharing a muddy hole with a young wildfowler and his...
HD above nest
The last sighting of H/D for a while. She is sitting on the same perch that JD was filmed on the day before, above the Wigtown Bay Osprey's nest. JD her 2011 chick is sitting in a nearbty...
The Making of Dowling Stoves
Around Whithorn - Full Version
Film taken around Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland c. 1953.
Whithorn Banger at his best
The Craw Banger perfects the art of conversation in the Calcutta Inn in Whithorn. This is followed with the ramblings of the CalC's finest raconteurs, if you can make sense of what they are...
Shadow VT600CX Part 1
A trip on my Honda Shadow VT600CX from my house in Whithorn to the Isle of Whithorn. The clip was made with a Veho Muvi mini camera clipped to the front of my Jacket.
Shadow VT600CX Part 2
Return trip from the Isle of Whithorn to my house in Whithorn on my Honda VT600CX. The clip was made using a Veho Muvi mini cam clipped to my jacket.
Donnie gets fleeced at the CalC
Aul McLean gettin' his heid rumped wi' Tricia's dog clippers before his trip to Ireland. There's no' many places left where you can hae a hauf an' a haircut at the same time.
Mary Flannighan's 70th birthday .. or was it?
Mary Flannighan celebrated her 70th birthday at the Calcutta Inn in Whithorn on December 16, 2005. Family and friends came from all over Scotland for the bash, but it came out a few days later...
Mair Craic at the CalC
Some more refined wit and repartee at the Calcutta in in Whithorn. Even Rab C could'nae handle this lot.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Sorbie Tower
Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Ahannay. It was sold to the Earl of Galloway in 1677, and when the last of the line died in 1748 the tower became ruinous. It was gifted to the Clan Hannay by its owner in 1965.
Rispain Camp
Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland. Today it consists of two broad earth banks separated by a ditch, originally almost six metres deep surrounding an enclosure of almost half a hectare. Its defences are so well preserved that until the mid 1970s archaeologists believed the site to be either a Roman fort or mediaeval farmstead.
Millisle railway station
Millisle or Millisle for Garlieston was a railway station that was near the junction for Garlieston on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire. The line was closed to passenger services in 1950, and to goods in 1964.
Broughton Skeog railway station
Broughton Skeog (NX4554444071) was a railway station that was located near level crossing gates over a minor road on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire and was named after the nearby farm. Although the station closed as far back as 1885 the line wasn't closed to passenger services until 1950, and to goods in 1964.
Sorbie railway station
Sorbie (NX4351447562) was a railway station that was located close to the village of Sorbie on the then Wigtownshire Railway branch line to Whithorn, from Newton Stewart, later becoming the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a very rural district in Wigtownshire, however it lay next to a creamery, a waulk mill and Creech Mill. The station closed in 1950, but the line wasn't closed to goods in 1964.
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