Scone is located in the county of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, two miles north-east of the city of Perth, 16 miles west of the major city of Dundee, 33 miles north of Edinburgh, 342 miles north of Cardiff, and 364 miles north of London. Scone lies seven miles north-west of the Fife border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Scone falls within the unitary authority of Perth and Kinross. It is in the PH2 postcode district. The post town for Scone is Perth.
Scone is in the ceremonial county of Perth and Kinross, the historic county of Perthshire, and the administrative county of Perth and Kinross.
Ceremonial County | Perth and Kinross |
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Historic County | Perthshire |
Administrative County | Perth and Kinross |
Scone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Perth and Kinross, and towards the easternmost extremity of Perth and Kinross.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scone is PH2 6QU.
Scone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PH2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PH2 postcode district.
The post town for Scone is Perth. Scone is in the PH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Perth.
The centre of Scone is located at position 56.4204° latitude and -3.39748° longitude.
Latitude | 56.4204° |
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Longitude | -3.39748° |
The centre of Scone is located at the grid reference easting 313890 and northing 726230 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 313890 |
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Northing | 726230 |
Position of Scone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scone to the centre of the town.
Position of Scone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scone to the centre of the city.