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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.4655,Lat: 55.6389
Elevation	297 meter above sea level
Local time	20:44:53pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Scottish Borders
Name	Tweeddale West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Candy Mill	2.4 km	North
2 Biggar	4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Elsrickle	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Broughton	4.8 km	SouthEast
5 Wolfclyde	6.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	51 km	WestNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	178 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	195 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talla Reservoir (1.3 km² at a distance of 16.8 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 66.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 93 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 6%, hill: 93%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 72 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.2%

Nature

25.3 km2

32.2%

Agriculture

50.4 km2

64.2%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skirling in country Scotland

Skirling at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	20 km	WestNorthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38 km	NorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	41 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skirling
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Biggar

Type of weather in Biggar	few clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:45 Europe/Amsterdam