Machrihanish is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Campbeltown, 66 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 106 miles west of Edinburgh, 292 miles north of Cardiff, and 355 miles north-west of London. Machrihanish was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Machrihanish falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA28 postcode district. The post town for Machrihanish is Campbeltown.
Machrihanish is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.
Ceremonial County | Argyll and Bute |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Argyll and Bute |
Machrihanish is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Machrihanish is PA28 6PY.
Machrihanish is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA28 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA28 postcode district.
The post town for Machrihanish is Campbeltown. Machrihanish is in the PA28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Campbeltown.
The centre of Machrihanish is located at position 55.42315° latitude and -5.73855° longitude.
Latitude | 55.42315° |
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Longitude | -5.73855° |
The centre of Machrihanish is located at the grid reference easting 163525 and northing 620720 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 163525 |
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Northing | 620720 |
Position of Machrihanish relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Machrihanish to the centre of the town.
Position of Machrihanish relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Machrihanish to the centre of the city.