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Where is Skipness?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Skipness in?

Skipness is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Skipness in Argyll and Bute?

Skipness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Skipness within Argyll and Bute
Location of Skipness within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Skipness?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Skipness is PA29 6XT.

Where is Skipness in PA29?

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.

Map showing location of Skipness within PA29
Location of Skipness within PA29

What is the post town for Skipness?

The post town for Skipness is Tarbert. Skipness is in the PA29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tarbert.

What is the latitude and longitude of Skipness?

The centre of Skipness is located at position 55.76805° latitude and -5.34431° longitude.

Latitude55.76805°
Longitude-5.34431°

What is the easting and northing of Skipness?

The centre of Skipness is located at the grid reference easting 190311 and northing 657810 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting190311
Northing657810

What are the nearest towns to Skipness?

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

west
12m
Skipness is 12 miles west of Rothesay
west
16m
Skipness is 16 miles west of Millport
west
19m
Skipness is 19 miles west of Largs
south
19m
Skipness is 19 miles south of Lochgilphead
south-west
21m
Skipness is 21 miles south-west of Dunoon
north-west
23m
Skipness is 23 miles north-west of Ardrossan
north-west
24m
Skipness is 24 miles north-west of Saltcoats
south-west
24m
Skipness is 24 miles south-west of Gourock
north-west
25m
Skipness is 25 miles north-west of Stevenston
north-east
26m
Skipness is 26 miles north-east of Campbeltown

What are the nearest cities to Skipness?

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

west
44m
Skipness is 44 miles west of Glasgow
west
60m
Skipness is 60 miles west of Stirling
west
76m
Skipness is 76 miles west of Dunfermline
west
85m
Skipness is 85 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
86m
Skipness is 86 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
103m
Skipness is 103 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
113m
Skipness is 113 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
126m
Skipness is 126 miles south of Inverness
north-west
156m
Skipness is 156 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
157m
Skipness is 157 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne