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Explore Astle
Astle in Highland (Scotland) is located in United Kingdom about 468 mi (or 753 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Astle is now 11:27 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Astle, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Dornoch Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Heart of Neolithic Orkney in a distance of 90 mi (or 145 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Highland, Inverness, Elgin, Kirkwall and Perth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 77% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 20% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dornoch Castle Hotel
Videos from this area
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Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a1-2838-ed5c?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Glenmorangie Distillery Tain Read more at: http://www.tr...
Scotrail Class 158 departing Tain 1/11/2014
First Scotrail 158704 departs Platform 2 at Tain for the 15:07 Northbound service to Wick on 1 November 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_158 Video captured with a Nokia...
Red Arrows enid break tain 2009
The red arrows perfoming at the Tain gala in northern Scotland 2nd july 2009.Prior to the display there was a huge thunder storm with fork lightning that cleared only moments before the arrival...
Brodie Nairn at work at Glasstorm studio, Tain
Brodie Nairn working in the Glasstorm studio http://www.glasstorm.com.
Carlos In Tain
Councillor Francis Patterson and the glamorous Miss Irana Frump unveil the new civic statue of local hero Carlos Gardel in Tain.
Carrying the Commonwealth Games baton for Glasgow 2014.
Carrying the Commonwealth Games baton during the Queen's Baton Relay for Glasgow 2014 in Tain, Scotland.
Glass
Filmed in June 2012 at Glasstorm, Tain in the Highlands of Scotland. Many thanks to Brodie and all at the studio.
UM! Whisky Tour #29: Glenmorangie
The '16 Men of Tain' are no match for Gogsie Broon as he marches into Glenmorangie... the glen of tranquility... with one heck of a darn hangover. Not that it's any of his fault of course......
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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.
Skibo Castle
Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although the castle dates back to the 12th century, the present structure is largely of the 19th century, and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie. It is now operated as the Carnegie Club, a members-only hotel and country club.
River Evelix
The River Evelix is a river in Sutherland, Scotland. It draws water from some 30 square miles of rugged moorland and farmland. To its south is the Kyle of Sutherland and to its west the River Shin. It passes through farmland, the village of Evelix, and the estuary of Loch Evelix. It enters the sea at Meikle Ferry on the Dornoch Firth, just west of the north end of the Dornoch Bridge.
Pulrossie
Pulrossie is a farm in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated on the northern shore of the Kyle of Sutherland, 8 km west of Dornoch. Skibo Castle is 1.5 km to the north-east, while Meikle Ferry is 1.5 km south-east.
Dornoch Firth Bridge
The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch.