Crathes is located in the county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Banchory, 14 miles south-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 82 miles north of Edinburgh, 387 miles north of Cardiff, and 394 miles north of London. Crathes lies just south-east of the Aberdeenshire border. Crathes falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Crathes is Banchory.
Crathes is in the ceremonial county of Kincardineshire, the historic county of Kincardineshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Kincardineshire |
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Historic County | Kincardineshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Crathes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kincardineshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Crathes is AB31 5JN.
Crathes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB31 postcode district.
The post town for Crathes is Banchory. Crathes is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.
The centre of Crathes is located at position 57.05919° latitude and -2.41584° longitude.
Latitude | 57.05919° |
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Longitude | -2.41584° |
The centre of Crathes is located at the grid reference easting 374877 and northing 796537 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 374877 |
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Northing | 796537 |
Position of Crathes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Crathes to the centre of the town.
Position of Crathes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Crathes to the centre of the city.