Carstairs is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, four miles north-east of the town of Lanark, 24 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 26 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 292 miles north of Cardiff, and 324 miles north-west of London. Carstairs lies six miles south of the West Lothian border. Carstairs falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Carstairs is Lanark.
Carstairs 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 |
Carstairs is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Carstairs is ML11 8QD.
Carstairs is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Carstairs is Lanark. Carstairs is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Carstairs is located at position 55.69565° latitude and -3.69072° longitude.
Latitude | 55.69565° |
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Longitude | -3.69072° |
The centre of Carstairs is located at the grid reference easting 293827 and northing 645983 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 293827 |
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Northing | 645983 |
Position of Carstairs relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carstairs to the centre of the town.
Position of Carstairs relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carstairs to the centre of the city.