Machrie is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, 14 miles north-east of the town of Campbeltown, 48 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 88 miles west of Edinburgh, 295 miles north of Cardiff, and 352 miles north-west of London. Machrie lies five miles south of the Argyll and Bute border, and was historically in the county of Buteshire. Machrie falls within the unitary authority of North Ayrshire. It is in the KA27 postcode district. The post town for Machrie is Isle of Arran.
Machrie is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Buteshire, and the administrative county of North Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Buteshire |
Administrative County | North Ayrshire |
Machrie is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Machrie is KA27 8DY.
Machrie is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA27 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA27 postcode district.
The post town for Machrie is Isle of Arran. Machrie is in the KA27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Arran.
The centre of Machrie is located at position 55.55035° latitude and -5.3404° longitude.
Latitude | 55.55035° |
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Longitude | -5.3404° |
The centre of Machrie is located at the grid reference easting 189389 and northing 633585 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 189389 |
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Northing | 633585 |
Position of Machrie relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Machrie to the centre of the town.
Position of Machrie relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Machrie to the centre of the city.