Swinton
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (46 mi) - RAF Leuchars (51 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (52 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (58 mi)
- Dundee Airport (59 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (66 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (85 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (90 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (103 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (130 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.717 and -2.267 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 43' 0" and W -2° 16' 0"
- 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: 12:44 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:58 am and 3:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
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- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Swinton
Swinton in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is a city in United Kingdom about 304 mi (or 489 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Swinton is now 12:44 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Swinton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), 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 4 mi (or 7 km), South-East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ford, Kirknewton, Ancroft, Doddington and Lowick. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
| Morning Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 996 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Duns Motocross 31-08-14 Bruce Frew
Duns Motocross.
JIM CLARK RALLY DUNS 2011 - INTERNATIONALS HD 720P
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
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
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
Round 2 British Quadcross Championship at Duns SCOTLAND.
Duns v Hawick YM 16th August 2014
Highlights of the friendly match.
Jim Clark Rally 2013 Land Rover Challenge
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
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
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)
Jim Clark Rally 09 Wedderburn1
In car with Neil Thompson and Martin Glendinning car 125 on the Jim Clark Reivers rally 09 Wedderburn stage. This was our 3rd stage of the day but actually stage 4 in the rally ast 3 was cancelled....
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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 Nesbit Moor (1402)
The Battle of Nesbit Moor (or Nisbet Muir) was a small but significant clash between Scottish and English forces in the borders area north of the River Tweed. Specifically this clash took place on the Kimmerghame Estate in a field now named Slaughter Field. The estate is in the possession of the Swinton Family. In 1402, Scottish nobles launched a coordinated invasion of Northern England. In the initial foray, some 12,000 Scottish troops crossed into Cumberland and looted areas near Carlisle.
Battle of Skaithmuir
The Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near Coldstream, on the Anglo-Scottish border, in February 1316. The skirmish was fought between the Scottish captain Sir James Douglas, and an English raiding party from Berwick upon Tweed. The English were having difficulty getting supplies to Berwick after the Scots had won back the surrounding territory and the garrison was facing starvation.
Kimmerghame House
Kimmerghame House is a 19th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders, located 4 kilometres south-east of Duns by the Blackadder Water. It is the home of the Swintons of Kimmerghame. The house was designed in the Scottish Baronial style by David Bryce in 1851. Kimmerghame is protected as a category B listed building.
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