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Where is Blackrock?

Blackrock is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 37 miles north-west of the town of Campbeltown, 81 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 122 miles west of Edinburgh, 324 miles north of Cardiff, and 389 miles north-west of London. Blackrock was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Blackrock falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA44 postcode district. The post town for Blackrock is Isle of Islay.

Blackrock on a map

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

Which county is Blackrock in?

Blackrock 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 Blackrock in Argyll and Bute?

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

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

What is the postcode for Blackrock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackrock is PA44 7PL.

Where is Blackrock in PA44?

Blackrock is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA44 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA44 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackrock within PA44
Location of Blackrock within PA44

What is the post town for Blackrock?

The post town for Blackrock is Isle of Islay. Blackrock is in the PA44 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Islay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackrock?

The centre of Blackrock is located at position 55.7851° latitude and -6.29961° longitude.

Latitude55.7851°
Longitude-6.29961°

What is the easting and northing of Blackrock?

The centre of Blackrock is located at the grid reference easting 130540 and northing 663015 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting130540
Northing663015

What are the nearest towns to Blackrock?

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

north-west
37m
Blackrock is 37 miles north-west of Campbeltown
south-west
38m
Blackrock is 38 miles south-west of Lochgilphead
west
49m
Blackrock is 49 miles west of Rothesay
west
54m
Blackrock is 54 miles west of Millport
south-west
54m
Blackrock is 54 miles south-west of Oban
west
55m
Blackrock is 55 miles west of Dunoon
west
56m
Blackrock is 56 miles west of Largs
south-west
57m
Blackrock is 57 miles south-west of Inveraray
south
59m
Blackrock is 59 miles south of Tobermory
west
59m
Blackrock is 59 miles west of Ardrossan

What are the nearest cities to Blackrock?

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

west
81m
Blackrock is 81 miles west of Glasgow
west
95m
Blackrock is 95 miles west of Stirling
west
112m
Blackrock is 112 miles west of Dunfermline
west
118m
Blackrock is 118 miles west of Perth
west
122m
Blackrock is 122 miles west of Edinburgh
west
137m
Blackrock is 137 miles west of Dundee
south-west
141m
Blackrock is 141 miles south-west of Inverness
north-west
146m
Blackrock is 146 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
184m
Blackrock is 184 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
187m
Blackrock is 187 miles south-west of Aberdeen