Pierowall is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 24 miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 154 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 233 miles north of Edinburgh, 542 miles north of Cardiff, and 551 miles north of London. Pierowall falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Pierowall is Orkney.
Pierowall is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Pierowall is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Pierowall is KW17 2DQ.
Pierowall is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Pierowall is Orkney. Pierowall is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Pierowall is located at position 59.32073° latitude and -2.99611° longitude.
Latitude | 59.32073° |
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Longitude | -2.99611° |
The centre of Pierowall is located at the grid reference easting 343404 and northing 1048683 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343404 |
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Northing | 1048683 |
Position of Pierowall relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pierowall to the centre of the town.
Position of Pierowall relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pierowall to the centre of the city.