Skirling is located in the county of Tweeddale, Scotland, two miles north-east of the town of Biggar, 34 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 24 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 288 miles north of Cardiff, and 316 miles north-west of London. Skirling lies just east of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Peebleshire. Skirling falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Skirling is Biggar.
Skirling is in the ceremonial county of Tweeddale, the historic county of Peebleshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Tweeddale |
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Historic County | Peebleshire |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
Skirling is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tweeddale, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tweeddale.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Skirling is ML12 6HD.
Skirling is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Skirling is Biggar. Skirling is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Skirling is located at position 55.63869° latitude and -3.46923° longitude.
Latitude | 55.63869° |
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Longitude | -3.46923° |
The centre of Skirling is located at the grid reference easting 307614 and northing 639327 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 307614 |
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Northing | 639327 |
Position of Skirling relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skirling to the centre of the town.
Position of Skirling relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skirling to the centre of the city.