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Where is Lochton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Lochton in?

Lochton is in the ceremonial county of Kincardineshire, the historic county of Kincardineshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.

Ceremonial CountyKincardineshire
Historic CountyKincardineshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Lochton in Kincardineshire?

Lochton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kincardineshire.

Map showing location of Lochton within Kincardineshire
Location of Lochton within Kincardineshire

What is the postcode for Lochton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lochton is AB31 6DB.

Where is Lochton in AB31?

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.

Map showing location of Lochton within AB31
Location of Lochton within AB31

What is the post town for Lochton?

The post town for Lochton is Banchory. Lochton is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lochton?

The centre of Lochton is located at position 57.02254° latitude and -2.40552° longitude.

Latitude57.02254°
Longitude-2.40552°

What is the easting and northing of Lochton?

The centre of Lochton is located at the grid reference easting 375479 and northing 792453 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375479
Northing792453

What are the nearest towns to Lochton?

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

south-east
4m
Lochton is 4 miles south-east of Banchory
north-west
8m
Lochton is 8 miles north-west of Stonehaven
south-west
10m
Lochton is 10 miles south-west of Westhill
west
11m
Lochton is 11 miles west of Portlethen
north
13m
Lochton is 13 miles north of Inverbervie
north
13m
Lochton is 13 miles north of Laurencekirk
south
13m
Lochton is 13 miles south of Blackburn
south
15m
Lochton is 15 miles south of Kintore
south
18m
Lochton is 18 miles south of Inverurie
south-east
18m
Lochton is 18 miles south-east of Alford

What are the nearest cities to Lochton?

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

south-west
15m
Lochton is 15 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
45m
Lochton is 45 miles north-east of Dundee
north-east
59m
Lochton is 59 miles north-east of Perth
south-east
75m
Lochton is 75 miles south-east of Inverness
north-east
77m
Lochton is 77 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north-east
80m
Lochton is 80 miles north-east of Edinburgh
north-east
86m
Lochton is 86 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
107m
Lochton is 107 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
145m
Lochton is 145 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
149m
Lochton is 149 miles north of Carlisle