Cathkin is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Rutherglen, four miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 40 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Cathkin lies just south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Cathkin falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G73 postcode district. The post town for Cathkin is Glasgow.
Cathkin 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 |
Cathkin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cathkin is G73 5JU.
Cathkin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G73 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G73 postcode district.
The post town for Cathkin is Glasgow. Cathkin is in the G73 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Cathkin is located at position 55.80589° latitude and -4.19269° longitude.
Latitude | 55.80589° |
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Longitude | -4.19269° |
The centre of Cathkin is located at the grid reference easting 262669 and northing 659132 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 262669 |
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Northing | 659132 |
Position of Cathkin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cathkin to the centre of the town.
Position of Cathkin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cathkin to the centre of the city.