Portsonachan is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, eight miles north of the town of Inveraray, 49 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 81 miles west of Edinburgh, 346 miles north of Cardiff, and 391 miles north-west of London. Portsonachan was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Portsonachan falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA33 postcode district. The post town for Portsonachan is Dalmally.
Portsonachan 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 |
Portsonachan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portsonachan is PA33 1BJ.
Portsonachan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA33 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA33 postcode district.
The post town for Portsonachan is Dalmally. Portsonachan is in the PA33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dalmally.
The centre of Portsonachan is located at position 56.33887° latitude and -5.16186° longitude.
Latitude | 56.33887° |
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Longitude | -5.16186° |
The centre of Portsonachan is located at the grid reference easting 204662 and northing 720770 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 204662 |
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Northing | 720770 |
Position of Portsonachan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portsonachan to the centre of the town.
Position of Portsonachan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portsonachan to the centre of the city.