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Where is Castletown?

Castletown is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Thurso, 110 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 183 miles north of Edinburgh, 492 miles north of Cardiff, and 506 miles north of London. Castletown falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Castletown is Thurso.

Castletown on a map

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

Which county is Castletown in?

Castletown 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 Castletown in Caithness?

Castletown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Castletown within Caithness
Location of Castletown within Caithness

What is the postcode for Castletown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Castletown is KW14 8TX.

Where is Castletown in KW14?

Castletown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Castletown within KW14
Location of Castletown within KW14

What is the post town for Castletown?

The post town for Castletown is Thurso. Castletown is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.

What is the latitude and longitude of Castletown?

The centre of Castletown is located at position 58.59076° latitude and -3.38399° longitude.

Latitude58.59076°
Longitude-3.38399°

What is the easting and northing of Castletown?

The centre of Castletown is located at the grid reference easting 319646 and northing 967804 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting319646
Northing967804

What are the nearest towns to Castletown?

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

east
5m
Castletown is 5 miles east of Thurso
north-west
15m
Castletown is 15 miles north-west of Wick
south
26m
Castletown is 26 miles south of Stromness
south-west
31m
Castletown is 31 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north-east
54m
Castletown is 54 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
59m
Castletown is 59 miles north-east of Tain
north
60m
Castletown is 60 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
62m
Castletown is 62 miles north of Burghead
north
64m
Castletown is 64 miles north of Findochty
north
65m
Castletown is 65 miles north of Buckie

What are the nearest cities to Castletown?

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

north-east
83m
Castletown is 83 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
110m
Castletown is 110 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
148m
Castletown is 148 miles north of Dundee
north
152m
Castletown is 152 miles north of Perth
north
173m
Castletown is 173 miles north of Stirling
north
174m
Castletown is 174 miles north of Dunfermline
north
183m
Castletown is 183 miles north of Edinburgh
north
191m
Castletown is 191 miles north of Glasgow
north
256m
Castletown is 256 miles north of Carlisle
north
259m
Castletown is 259 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne