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Where is Birchburn?

Birchburn is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, 13 miles north-east of the town of Campbeltown, 48 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 88 miles west of Edinburgh, 293 miles north of Cardiff, and 349 miles north-west of London. Birchburn lies seven miles south of the Argyll and Bute border, and was historically in the county of Buteshire. Birchburn falls within the unitary authority of North Ayrshire. It is in the KA27 postcode district. The post town for Birchburn is Isle of Arran.

Birchburn on a map

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

Which county is Birchburn in?

Birchburn is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Buteshire, and the administrative county of North Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyButeshire
Administrative CountyNorth Ayrshire

Where is Birchburn in Ayrshire and Arran?

Birchburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Birchburn within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Birchburn within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Birchburn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Birchburn is KA27 8EG.

Where is Birchburn in KA27?

Birchburn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KA27 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Birchburn within KA27
Location of Birchburn within KA27

What is the post town for Birchburn?

The post town for Birchburn is Isle of Arran. Birchburn is in the KA27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Arran.

What is the latitude and longitude of Birchburn?

The centre of Birchburn is located at position 55.51809° latitude and -5.3084° longitude.

Latitude55.51809°
Longitude-5.3084°

What is the easting and northing of Birchburn?

The centre of Birchburn is located at the grid reference easting 191236 and northing 629900 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting191236
Northing629900

What are the nearest towns to Birchburn?

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

north-east
13m
Birchburn is 13 miles north-east of Campbeltown
west
21m
Birchburn is 21 miles west of Ardrossan
west
22m
Birchburn is 22 miles west of Saltcoats
south-west
22m
Birchburn is 22 miles south-west of Millport
west
23m
Birchburn is 23 miles west of Stevenston
south-west
24m
Birchburn is 24 miles south-west of Rothesay
west
25m
Birchburn is 25 miles west of Troon
south-west
26m
Birchburn is 26 miles south-west of Largs
west
26m
Birchburn is 26 miles west of Kilwinning
west
26m
Birchburn is 26 miles west of Irvine

What are the nearest cities to Birchburn?

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

south-west
48m
Birchburn is 48 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
68m
Birchburn is 68 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
81m
Birchburn is 81 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
88m
Birchburn is 88 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
95m
Birchburn is 95 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
103m
Birchburn is 103 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
111m
Birchburn is 111 miles south-west of Dundee
south
142m
Birchburn is 142 miles south of Inverness
north-west
143m
Birchburn is 143 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
151m
Birchburn is 151 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne