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Where is Riggend?

Riggend is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Cumbernauld, 11 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 31 miles west of Edinburgh, 308 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Riggend lies roughly one mile south-east of the Dunbartonshire border. Riggend falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML6 postcode district. The post town for Riggend is Airdrie.

Riggend on a map

Map showing extent of Riggend as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Riggend
Map showing location of Riggend within the UK
Location of Riggend within the UK

Which county is Riggend in?

Riggend is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Lanarkshire

Where is Riggend in Lanarkshire?

Riggend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Riggend within Lanarkshire
Location of Riggend within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Riggend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Riggend is ML6 7SS.

Where is Riggend in ML6?

Riggend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Riggend within ML6
Location of Riggend within ML6

What is the post town for Riggend?

The post town for Riggend is Airdrie. Riggend is in the ML6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Airdrie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Riggend?

The centre of Riggend is located at position 55.90888° latitude and -3.97799° longitude.

Latitude55.90888°
Longitude-3.97799°

What is the easting and northing of Riggend?

The centre of Riggend is located at the grid reference easting 276451 and northing 670187 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting276451
Northing670187

What are the nearest towns to Riggend?

Position of Riggend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Riggend to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Riggend is 3 miles south of Cumbernauld
north
3m
Riggend is 3 miles north of Airdrie
north-east
4m
Riggend is 4 miles north-east of Coatbridge
south-east
6m
Riggend is 6 miles south-east of Kilsyth
north
6m
Riggend is 6 miles north of Bellshill
east
7m
Riggend is 7 miles east of Kirkintilloch
north-east
7m
Riggend is 7 miles north-east of Uddingston
north
8m
Riggend is 8 miles north of Motherwell
south
8m
Riggend is 8 miles south of Denny
north
9m
Riggend is 9 miles north of Hamilton

What are the nearest cities to Riggend?

Position of Riggend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Riggend to the centre of the city.

east
11m
Riggend is 11 miles east of Glasgow
south
14m
Riggend is 14 miles south of Stirling
south-west
23m
Riggend is 23 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
31m
Riggend is 31 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
40m
Riggend is 40 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
54m
Riggend is 54 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
81m
Riggend is 81 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
109m
Riggend is 109 miles south of Inverness
south-west
112m
Riggend is 112 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
113m
Riggend is 113 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne