Castletown is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Thurso, 110 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 183 miles north of Edinburgh, 492 miles north of Cardiff, and 506 miles north of London. Castletown falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Castletown is Thurso.
Castletown 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 |
Castletown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castletown is KW14 8TX.
Castletown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district.
The post town for Castletown is Thurso. Castletown is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Castletown is located at position 58.59076° latitude and -3.38399° longitude.
Latitude | 58.59076° |
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Longitude | -3.38399° |
The centre of Castletown is located at the grid reference easting 319646 and northing 967804 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 319646 |
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Northing | 967804 |
Position of Castletown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castletown to the centre of the town.
Position of Castletown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castletown to the centre of the city.