Skipness is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 12 miles west of the town of Rothesay, 44 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 85 miles west of Edinburgh, 310 miles north of Cardiff, and 364 miles north-west of London. Skipness lies four miles north-west of the Ayrshire and Arran border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Skipness falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA29 postcode district. The post town for Skipness is Tarbert.
Skipness 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 |
Skipness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Skipness is PA29 6XT.
Skipness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PA29 postcode district.
The post town for Skipness is Tarbert. Skipness is in the PA29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tarbert.
The centre of Skipness is located at position 55.76805° latitude and -5.34431° longitude.
Latitude | 55.76805° |
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Longitude | -5.34431° |
The centre of Skipness is located at the grid reference easting 190311 and northing 657810 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 190311 |
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Northing | 657810 |
Position of Skipness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skipness to the centre of the town.
Position of Skipness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skipness to the centre of the city.