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Where is Castle Hill?

Castle Hill is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 20 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 90 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 158 miles north of Edinburgh, 467 miles north of Cardiff, and 483 miles north of London. Castle Hill lies eight miles east of the Sutherland border. Castle Hill falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW6 postcode district. The post town for Castle Hill is Dunbeath.

Castle Hill on a map

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

Which county is Castle Hill in?

Castle Hill is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyCaithness
Historic CountyCaithness
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Castle Hill in Caithness?

Castle Hill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Castle Hill within Caithness
Location of Castle Hill within Caithness

What is the postcode for Castle Hill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Hill is KW6 6EY.

Where is Castle Hill in KW6?

Castle Hill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Castle Hill within KW6
Location of Castle Hill within KW6

What is the post town for Castle Hill?

The post town for Castle Hill is Dunbeath. Castle Hill is in the KW6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunbeath.

What is the latitude and longitude of Castle Hill?

The centre of Castle Hill is located at position 58.23182° latitude and -3.44926° longitude.

Latitude58.23182°
Longitude-3.44926°

What is the easting and northing of Castle Hill?

The centre of Castle Hill is located at the grid reference easting 314991 and northing 927924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting314991
Northing927924

What are the nearest towns to Castle Hill?

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

south-west
20m
Castle Hill is 20 miles south-west of Wick
south
25m
Castle Hill is 25 miles south of Thurso
north-east
32m
Castle Hill is 32 miles north-east of Dornoch
north
36m
Castle Hill is 36 miles north of Lossiemouth
north-east
37m
Castle Hill is 37 miles north-east of Tain
north
37m
Castle Hill is 37 miles north of Burghead
north
41m
Castle Hill is 41 miles north of Elgin
north-west
42m
Castle Hill is 42 miles north-west of Findochty
north-west
42m
Castle Hill is 42 miles north-west of Buckie
north
43m
Castle Hill is 43 miles north of Forres

What are the nearest cities to Castle Hill?

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

north-east
59m
Castle Hill is 59 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
90m
Castle Hill is 90 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
124m
Castle Hill is 124 miles north of Dundee
north
127m
Castle Hill is 127 miles north of Perth
north
148m
Castle Hill is 148 miles north of Stirling
north
150m
Castle Hill is 150 miles north of Dunfermline
north
158m
Castle Hill is 158 miles north of Edinburgh
north
167m
Castle Hill is 167 miles north of Glasgow
north
232m
Castle Hill is 232 miles north of Carlisle
north
236m
Castle Hill is 236 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne