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Explore Walkerburn in United Kingdom
Walkerburn in the region of Scotland with its 638 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 308 mi or ( 496 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Walkerburn is now 01:31 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yarrow, Stirling, Sheffield, Perth, and Oxford. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yarrow . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Walkerburn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Bagpipe and Silver Bands, Innerleithen 2007
Bands playing during games week, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, July 2007 ..
The Mighty Deerstalker Race 2011 (10k)
Themed Cross Country Race in grounds of Traquair House, Borders, Scotland. The haystack is the first obstacle of the race. ..
Innerleithen
A Scottish Borders Town ..
Traquair House, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquair House, Peeblesshire, Scotland's oldest inhabited house and home of the old recusant Catholic family, the Constable Maxwell Stuarts. Filmed 30th November 2008 at their Christmas Fair. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Walkerburn
Walkerburn (Scottish Gaelic: Allt an Fhùcadair) is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about 8 miles from Peebles and 10 miles from Galashiels. Founded in 1854 around the mill to house the workers, Walkerburn now has a population of around 660. The village is home to the Scottish Museum of Textiles.
Located at 55.63 -3.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Robert Smail's Printing Works
Robert Smail's Printing Works is a fully functional Victorian era letterpress printing works in the small Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen, now preserved by The National Trust for Scotland as an Industrial Heritage museum showing visitors the operation of a local printer around 1900 while still carrying out orders for printing and stationery.
Located at 55.62 -3.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Leithen Water
Leithen Water (Scottish Gaelic: Leitheann / Abhainn Leitheinn) is a tributary of the River Tweed in Scotland. It joins it near the town of Innerleithen, whose name comes from the Scottish Gaelic inbhir, meaning a confluence, and anglicised as "inner" or "inver". The Brythonic equivalent is "Aber". "Leithen" is a Celtic name meaning grey in colour. In Innerleithen the river is about 6-7 metres across and is not deep enough to swim.
Located at 55.62 -3.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Traquair House
Traquair House, approximately 5 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. While not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion. It predates the Scottish Baronial style of architecture, and may have been one of the influences on this style. It contains a brewery which makes Jacobite Ale and House Ale.
Located at 55.61 -3.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Quair Water
The Quair Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its name is related to Traquair.
Located at 55.60 -3.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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