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Where is Benmore?

Benmore is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, five miles north-west of the town of Dunoon, 31 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 70 miles west of Edinburgh, 323 miles north of Cardiff, and 369 miles north-west of London. Benmore lies five miles west of the Dunbartonshire border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Benmore falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA23 postcode district. The post town for Benmore is Dunoon.

Benmore on a map

Map showing extent of Benmore as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Benmore
Map showing location of Benmore within the UK
Location of Benmore within the UK

Which county is Benmore in?

Benmore is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Benmore in Argyll and Bute?

Benmore is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Benmore within Argyll and Bute
Location of Benmore within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Benmore?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Benmore is PA23 8QX.

Where is Benmore in PA23?

Benmore is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Benmore within PA23
Location of Benmore within PA23

What is the post town for Benmore?

The post town for Benmore is Dunoon. Benmore is in the PA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunoon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Benmore?

The centre of Benmore is located at position 56.02193° latitude and -4.98972° longitude.

Latitude56.02193°
Longitude-4.98972°

What is the easting and northing of Benmore?

The centre of Benmore is located at the grid reference easting 213768 and northing 685035 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting213768
Northing685035

What are the nearest towns to Benmore?

Position of Benmore relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Benmore to the centre of the town.

north-west
5m
Benmore is 5 miles north-west of Dunoon
north-west
8m
Benmore is 8 miles north-west of Gourock
west
10m
Benmore is 10 miles west of Helensburgh
north-west
10m
Benmore is 10 miles north-west of Greenock
north-west
13m
Benmore is 13 miles north-west of Port Glasgow
north
13m
Benmore is 13 miles north of Rothesay
south
15m
Benmore is 15 miles south of Inveraray
west
16m
Benmore is 16 miles west of Alexandria
north
16m
Benmore is 16 miles north of Largs
east
17m
Benmore is 17 miles east of Lochgilphead

What are the nearest cities to Benmore?

Position of Benmore relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Benmore to the centre of the city.

north-west
31m
Benmore is 31 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
41m
Benmore is 41 miles west of Stirling
west
59m
Benmore is 59 miles west of Dunfermline
west
65m
Benmore is 65 miles west of Perth
west
70m
Benmore is 70 miles west of Edinburgh
west
83m
Benmore is 83 miles west of Dundee
south
105m
Benmore is 105 miles south of Inverness
north-west
112m
Benmore is 112 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
135m
Benmore is 135 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
151m
Benmore is 151 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne