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 is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | North Lanarkshire |
Riggend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Riggend is ML6 7SS.
Riggend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML6 postcode district.
The post town for Riggend is Airdrie. Riggend is in the ML6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Airdrie.
The centre of Riggend is located at position 55.90888° latitude and -3.97799° longitude.
Latitude | 55.90888° |
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Longitude | -3.97799° |
The centre of Riggend is located at the grid reference easting 276451 and northing 670187 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 276451 |
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Northing | 670187 |
Position of Riggend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Riggend to the centre of the town.
Position of Riggend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Riggend to the centre of the city.