Kirktown is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, four miles north-west of the town of Peterhead, 30 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 122 miles north-east of Edinburgh, and 423 miles north of London. Kirktown falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB42 postcode district. The post town for Kirktown is Peterhead.
Kirktown is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Kirktown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirktown is AB42 3EE.
Kirktown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AB42 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB42 postcode district.
The post town for Kirktown is Peterhead. Kirktown is in the AB42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterhead.
The centre of Kirktown is located at position 57.55774° latitude and -1.84818° longitude.
Latitude | 57.55774° |
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Longitude | -1.84818° |
The centre of Kirktown is located at the grid reference easting 409184 and northing 851970 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 409184 |
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Northing | 851970 |
Position of Kirktown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirktown to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirktown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirktown to the centre of the city.