Swiney is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 12 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 91 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 163 miles north of Edinburgh, 472 miles north of Cardiff, and 486 miles north of London. Swiney falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW3 postcode district. The post town for Swiney is Lybster.
Swiney is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Swiney is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swiney is KW3 6BT.
Swiney is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW3 postcode district.
The post town for Swiney is Lybster. Swiney is in the KW3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lybster.
The centre of Swiney is located at position 58.30175° latitude and -3.30209° longitude.
Latitude | 58.30175° |
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Longitude | -3.30209° |
The centre of Swiney is located at the grid reference easting 323783 and northing 935533 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 323783 |
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Northing | 935533 |
Position of Swiney relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swiney to the centre of the town.
Position of Swiney relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swiney to the centre of the city.