Castle Hill is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 20 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 90 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 158 miles north of Edinburgh, 467 miles north of Cardiff, and 483 miles north of London. Castle Hill lies eight miles east of the Sutherland border. Castle Hill falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW6 postcode district. The post town for Castle Hill is Dunbeath.
Castle Hill is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Castle Hill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Hill is KW6 6EY.
Castle Hill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW6 postcode district.
The post town for Castle Hill is Dunbeath. Castle Hill is in the KW6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunbeath.
The centre of Castle Hill is located at position 58.23182° latitude and -3.44926° longitude.
Latitude | 58.23182° |
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Longitude | -3.44926° |
The centre of Castle Hill is located at the grid reference easting 314991 and northing 927924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 314991 |
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Northing | 927924 |
Position of Castle Hill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Hill to the centre of the town.
Position of Castle Hill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Hill to the centre of the city.