Lochton is located in the county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, four miles south-east of the town of Banchory, 15 miles south-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 80 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 384 miles north of Cardiff, and 392 miles north of London. Lochton lies three miles south-east of the Aberdeenshire border. Lochton falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Lochton is Banchory.
Lochton 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 |
Lochton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kincardineshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lochton is AB31 6DB.
Lochton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB31 postcode district.
The post town for Lochton is Banchory. Lochton is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.
The centre of Lochton is located at position 57.02254° latitude and -2.40552° longitude.
Latitude | 57.02254° |
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Longitude | -2.40552° |
The centre of Lochton is located at the grid reference easting 375479 and northing 792453 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 375479 |
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Northing | 792453 |
Position of Lochton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lochton to the centre of the town.
Position of Lochton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lochton to the centre of the city.