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Touring Minto in United Kingdom
Minto in the region of Scotland is a city located in United Kingdom - some 294 mi or ( 472 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Minto is now 12:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wilton, Stirling, Sheffield, Perth, and Oxford. Being here already, consider visiting Wilton . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Minto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Cliff Jumping Tour Of Scotland
Scotland has some of the best jumping spots in the UK so we thought we would try a few of them out. The first few were into rivers and gorges and then we moved to the coast to try some cliffs. All loc ..
Hawick Common Riding 2009
A wee taste of Hawick Common Riding 2009 featuring theThursday morning chase and Hut. Friday morning procession. My apologies for the inferior quality of this video. this is due to reducing the file s ..
Stripping Paint off Plastic Miniatures - Fairy Power Spray (2nd look)
I've taken a 2nd and possibly fairer look at "Fairy Power Spray" as a method of stripping miniatures. See below for the Dettol Method: www.youtube.com The ingredients for "Fairy Power Spray" are: Aqua ..
Scottish Rally Championship 1986-87
A review of the seasons highlights originally screened by BBC Scotland, compiled by AMTV battles between Ken Wood, Donald Heggie, david Gillanders and Murray Grierson with cameos of Colin McRae in his ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Minto, Scottish Borders
Minto is a village north of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, (more or less the former Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire, Peebleshire and Berwickshire), and almost midway between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh. Minto House is close by, as are Ancrum, Belses, Bonjedward, Fatlips Castle, Hassendean, Lilliesleaf, and Old Belses. In 1992 Minto House was listed as Category A, and largely demolished within weeks.
Located at 55.47 -2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Craigmount School
For the modern high school see Craigmount High School. Craigmount School was a private school originally for boys, but for most of its history for girls, in Edinburgh. It opened in 1874 and closed in 1966. In its history, it produced a number of notable alumni.
Located at 55.48 -2.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Fatlips Castle
Fatlips Castle is a pele tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm. In 1545, during the War of the Rough Wooing, the Earl of Hertford burned "Mantoncrake", or Mynto Crag.
Located at 55.48 -2.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Rule Water
The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot. The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule. Other placenames include the name of the Rule Water, e.g. Ruletownhead.
Located at 55.48 -2.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Bedrule
Bedrule is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Rule Water which gave the village its name. Other local place-names based on the river include Hallrule, Abbotrule, Ruletownhead and Spittal-on-Rule. Larger settlements include Bonchester Bridge and Denholm, as well as Hawick and Jedburgh. Bedrule lies on the path of the Borders Abbeys Way, a long-distance trail.
Located at 55.45 -2.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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