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Grantshouse in the region of Scotland is a city in United Kingdom - some 315 mi or ( 507 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Grantshouse is now 10:07 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sunderland, Sheffield, Reston, Oldhamstocks, and Newcastle-on-Tyne. While being here, make sure to check out Sunderland . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Grantshouse ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Chesterfield Country Retreat - 2010
Static and Touring Park just outside Cockburnspath in the Scottish Borders ..
GB IV: 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley climbs through Grantshouse
One of the few climbs Northbound on the East Coast mainline is through Grantshouse. For this shot I found a bridge over the railway which approaches through a rock cutting. ..
Bed and Breakfast Borders
http:///www.BedandBreakfastBorders.co.uk Bed and Breakfast Borders luxury accomodation, en suite rooms, family rooms with sofas, 12 miles from Berwick with easy access to all the beauty of the coast a ..
Tornado tackles Cockburnspath Bank
A1 Tornado tackles Cockburnspath Bank with southbound 'Elizabethan' on 25 July 2012 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Grantshouse
Grantshouse (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh a' Ghranndaich) is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It lies on the A1, and its nearest railway stations are Dunbar to the north and Berwick-upon-Tweed to the south.
Located at 55.88 -2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Penmanshiel Tunnel
Penmanshiel Tunnel is a now-disused railway tunnel near Grantshouse, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It was formerly used as part of the East Coast Main Line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar. The tunnel was constructed during 1845-46 by the contractors Ross and Mitchell, to a design by John Miller, who was the Engineer to the North British Railway.
Located at 55.90 -2.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Piperdean
The Battle of Piperdean (1436) was an engagement in the Scottish Borders, fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. An English force led by George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of March and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland attempted to take the forfeited Dunbar's Castle of Dunbar, back from William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus who as Warden of the Scottish Marches had invested the castle the previous summer. Percy and Dunbar came north with some 4000 men.
Located at 55.92 -2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Pease Dean
Pease Dean is a nature reserve at Pease Bay, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border and Cockburnspath, Cove, and Dunglass. OS 67 NT794707. The reserve is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and has two parts: Pease Burn and Tower Burn. Pease Burn is open grassland, with gorse and alder. Tower Burn consists of mixed woodland.
Located at 55.93 -2.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Pease Bay
Pease Bay is a bay in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the border with East Lothian as well as Cockburnspath, Cove and Dunglass.
Located at 55.93 -2.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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