Auchlochan is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, six miles south-west of the town of Lanark, 22 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 36 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 287 miles north of Cardiff, and 323 miles north-west of London. Auchlochan lies five miles east of the Ayrshire and Arran border. Auchlochan falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Auchlochan is Lanark.
Auchlochan is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Auchlochan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Auchlochan is ML11 0GH.
Auchlochan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Auchlochan is Lanark. Auchlochan is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Auchlochan is located at position 55.61557° latitude and -3.88984° longitude.
Latitude | 55.61557° |
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Longitude | -3.88984° |
The centre of Auchlochan is located at the grid reference easting 281070 and northing 637396 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 281070 |
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Northing | 637396 |
Position of Auchlochan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Auchlochan to the centre of the town.
Position of Auchlochan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Auchlochan to the centre of the city.