Cairndow is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Inveraray, 38 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 71 miles west of Edinburgh, 338 miles north of Cardiff, and 382 miles north-west of London. Cairndow lies five miles north-west of the Dunbartonshire border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Cairndow falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA26 postcode district. The post town for Cairndow is Cairndow.
Cairndow is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.
Ceremonial County | Argyll and Bute |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Argyll and Bute |
Cairndow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cairndow is PA26 8BA.
Cairndow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA26 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA26 postcode district.
The post town for Cairndow is Cairndow. Cairndow is in the PA26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cairndow.
The centre of Cairndow is located at position 56.25505° latitude and -4.93877° longitude.
Latitude | 56.25505° |
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Longitude | -4.93877° |
The centre of Cairndow is located at the grid reference easting 218048 and northing 710834 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 218048 |
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Northing | 710834 |
Position of Cairndow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cairndow to the centre of the town.
Position of Cairndow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cairndow to the centre of the city.