Fettercairn is located in the county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Laurencekirk, 27 miles south-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 66 miles north of Edinburgh, 372 miles north of Cardiff, and 382 miles north of London. Fettercairn lies three miles north-east of the Angus border. Fettercairn falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB30 postcode district. The post town for Fettercairn is Laurencekirk.
Fettercairn 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 |
Fettercairn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kincardineshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fettercairn is AB30 1YU.
Fettercairn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB30 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AB30 postcode district.
The post town for Fettercairn is Laurencekirk. Fettercairn is in the AB30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Laurencekirk.
The centre of Fettercairn is located at position 56.85157° latitude and -2.57474° longitude.
Latitude | 56.85157° |
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Longitude | -2.57474° |
The centre of Fettercairn is located at the grid reference easting 365045 and northing 773496 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 365045 |
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Northing | 773496 |
Position of Fettercairn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fettercairn to the centre of the town.
Position of Fettercairn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fettercairn to the centre of the city.