Clachan is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 21 miles south of the town of Lochgilphead, 52 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 93 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 368 miles north-west of London. Clachan was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Clachan falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA29 postcode district. The post town for Clachan is Tarbert.
Clachan 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 |
Clachan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clachan is PA29 6XP.
Clachan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA29 postcode district.
The post town for Clachan is Tarbert. Clachan is in the PA29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tarbert.
The centre of Clachan is located at position 55.74829° latitude and -5.56261° longitude.
Latitude | 55.74829° |
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Longitude | -5.56261° |
The centre of Clachan is located at the grid reference easting 176510 and northing 656295 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 176510 |
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Northing | 656295 |
Position of Clachan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clachan to the centre of the town.
Position of Clachan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clachan to the centre of the city.