Old Pentland is located in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, one mile west of the town of Loanhead, 41 miles south of the major city of Dundee, five miles south of Edinburgh, 304 miles north of Cardiff, and 327 miles north-west of London. Old Pentland lies just south-east of the City of Edinburgh border. Old Pentland falls within the unitary authority of Midlothian. It is in the EH10 postcode district. The post town for Old Pentland is Edinburgh.
Old Pentland is in the ceremonial county of Midlothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of Midlothian.
Ceremonial County | Midlothian |
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Historic County | Midlothian |
Administrative County | Midlothian |
Old Pentland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Midlothian, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Midlothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Old Pentland is EH10 7EA.
Old Pentland is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EH10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH10 postcode district.
The post town for Old Pentland is Edinburgh. Old Pentland is in the EH10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Edinburgh.
The centre of Old Pentland is located at position 55.88379° latitude and -3.18346° longitude.
Latitude | 55.88379° |
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Longitude | -3.18346° |
The centre of Old Pentland is located at the grid reference easting 326067 and northing 666260 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 326067 |
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Northing | 666260 |
Position of Old Pentland relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Pentland to the centre of the town.
Position of Old Pentland relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Pentland to the centre of the city.