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Where is Kirkton?

Kirkton is located in the county of Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of the town of Forfar, ten miles north of the major city of Dundee, 46 miles north of Edinburgh, 355 miles north of Cardiff, and 370 miles north of London. Kirkton lies six miles east of the Perth and Kinross border. Kirkton falls within the unitary authority of Angus. It is in the DD8 postcode district.

Kirkton on a map

Map showing extent of Kirkton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Kirkton
Map showing location of Kirkton within the UK
Location of Kirkton within the UK

Which county is Kirkton in?

Kirkton is in the ceremonial county of Angus, the historic county of Angus, and the administrative county of Angus.

Ceremonial CountyAngus
Historic CountyAngus
Administrative CountyAngus

Where is Kirkton in Angus?

Kirkton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Angus, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Angus.

Map showing location of Kirkton within Angus
Location of Kirkton within Angus

What is the postcode for Kirkton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkton is DD8 1TQ.

Where is Kirkton in DD8?

Kirkton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DD8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kirkton within DD8
Location of Kirkton within DD8

What is the latitude and longitude of Kirkton?

The centre of Kirkton is located at position 56.60878° latitude and -2.94395° longitude.

Latitude56.60878°
Longitude-2.94395°

What is the easting and northing of Kirkton?

The centre of Kirkton is located at the grid reference easting 342155 and northing 746720 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting342155
Northing746720

What are the nearest towns to Kirkton?

Position of Kirkton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkton to the centre of the town.

south-west
3m
Kirkton is 3 miles south-west of Forfar
south-east
5m
Kirkton is 5 miles south-east of Kirriemuir
north-west
10m
Kirkton is 10 miles north-west of Monifieth
north
10m
Kirkton is 10 miles north of Broughty Ferry
east
11m
Kirkton is 11 miles east of Alyth
north
11m
Kirkton is 11 miles north of Tayport
north-west
12m
Kirkton is 12 miles north-west of Carnoustie
north
12m
Kirkton is 12 miles north of Newport-on-Tay
east
13m
Kirkton is 13 miles east of Coupar Angus
south-west
14m
Kirkton is 14 miles south-west of Brechin

What are the nearest cities to Kirkton?

Position of Kirkton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkton to the centre of the city.

north
10m
Kirkton is 10 miles north of Dundee
north-east
24m
Kirkton is 24 miles north-east of Perth
north-east
42m
Kirkton is 42 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
46m
Kirkton is 46 miles north of Edinburgh
south-west
49m
Kirkton is 49 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
51m
Kirkton is 51 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
72m
Kirkton is 72 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-east
77m
Kirkton is 77 miles south-east of Inverness
north
119m
Kirkton is 119 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
124m
Kirkton is 124 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne