Doune is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Dunblane, 24 miles north of the major city of Glasgow, 37 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 328 miles north of Cardiff, and 361 miles north-west of London. Doune lies five miles south of the Perth and Kinross border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Doune falls within the unitary authority of Stirling. It is in the FK16 postcode district. The post town for Doune is Doune.
Doune is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Perthshire, and the administrative county of Stirling.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Perthshire |
Administrative County | Stirling |
Doune is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Stirling and Falkirk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Doune is FK16 6BG.
Doune is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the FK16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK16 postcode district.
The post town for Doune is Doune. Doune is in the FK16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doune.
The centre of Doune is located at position 56.1896° latitude and -4.05257° longitude.
Latitude | 56.1896° |
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Longitude | -4.05257° |
The centre of Doune is located at the grid reference easting 272718 and northing 701561 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 272718 |
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Northing | 701561 |
Position of Doune relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Doune to the centre of the town.
Position of Doune relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Doune to the centre of the city.