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Where is Lochgoilhead?

Lochgoilhead is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, eight miles south-east of the town of Inveraray, 33 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 68 miles west of Edinburgh, 331 miles north of Cardiff, and 376 miles north-west of London. Lochgoilhead lies four miles north-west of the Dunbartonshire border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Lochgoilhead falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA24 postcode district. The post town for Lochgoilhead is Cairndow.

Lochgoilhead on a map

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

Which county is Lochgoilhead in?

Lochgoilhead is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Lochgoilhead in Argyll and Bute?

Lochgoilhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Lochgoilhead within Argyll and Bute
Location of Lochgoilhead within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Lochgoilhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lochgoilhead is PA24 8AE.

Where is Lochgoilhead in PA24?

Lochgoilhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lochgoilhead within PA24
Location of Lochgoilhead within PA24

What is the post town for Lochgoilhead?

The post town for Lochgoilhead is Cairndow. Lochgoilhead is in the PA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cairndow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lochgoilhead?

The centre of Lochgoilhead is located at position 56.1571° latitude and -4.91306° longitude.

Latitude56.1571°
Longitude-4.91306°

What is the easting and northing of Lochgoilhead?

The centre of Lochgoilhead is located at the grid reference easting 219179 and northing 699868 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting219179
Northing699868

What are the nearest towns to Lochgoilhead?

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

south-east
8m
Lochgoilhead is 8 miles south-east of Inveraray
north-west
13m
Lochgoilhead is 13 miles north-west of Helensburgh
north
14m
Lochgoilhead is 14 miles north of Gourock
north
14m
Lochgoilhead is 14 miles north of Dunoon
north
16m
Lochgoilhead is 16 miles north of Greenock
north-west
17m
Lochgoilhead is 17 miles north-west of Alexandria
north-west
18m
Lochgoilhead is 18 miles north-west of Port Glasgow
north-west
20m
Lochgoilhead is 20 miles north-west of Dumbarton
east
22m
Lochgoilhead is 22 miles east of Lochgilphead
north
23m
Lochgoilhead is 23 miles north of Rothesay

What are the nearest cities to Lochgoilhead?

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

north-west
33m
Lochgoilhead is 33 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
38m
Lochgoilhead is 38 miles west of Stirling
west
56m
Lochgoilhead is 56 miles west of Dunfermline
west
59m
Lochgoilhead is 59 miles west of Perth
west
68m
Lochgoilhead is 68 miles west of Edinburgh
west
77m
Lochgoilhead is 77 miles west of Dundee
south
95m
Lochgoilhead is 95 miles south of Inverness
north-west
117m
Lochgoilhead is 117 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
128m
Lochgoilhead is 128 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
153m
Lochgoilhead is 153 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne