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Where is Cortachy?

Cortachy is located in the county of Angus, Scotland, four miles north of the town of Kirriemuir, 18 miles north of the major city of Dundee, 54 miles north of Edinburgh, 363 miles north of Cardiff, and 378 miles north of London. Cortachy lies eight miles east of the Perth and Kinross border. Cortachy falls within the unitary authority of Angus. It is in the DD8 postcode district.

Cortachy on a map

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

Which county is Cortachy in?

Cortachy is in the ceremonial county of Angus, the historic county of Angus, and the administrative county of Angus.

Ceremonial CountyAngus
Historic CountyAngus
Administrative CountyAngus

Where is Cortachy in Angus?

Cortachy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Angus, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Angus.

Map showing location of Cortachy within Angus
Location of Cortachy within Angus

What is the postcode for Cortachy?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cortachy is DD8 4LY.

Where is Cortachy in DD8?

Cortachy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DD8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cortachy within DD8
Location of Cortachy within DD8

What is the latitude and longitude of Cortachy?

The centre of Cortachy is located at position 56.72494° latitude and -2.99213° longitude.

Latitude56.72494°
Longitude-2.99213°

What is the easting and northing of Cortachy?

The centre of Cortachy is located at the grid reference easting 339384 and northing 759692 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339384
Northing759692

What are the nearest towns to Cortachy?

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

north
4m
Cortachy is 4 miles north of Kirriemuir
north-west
7m
Cortachy is 7 miles north-west of Forfar
north-east
12m
Cortachy is 12 miles north-east of Alyth
west
13m
Cortachy is 13 miles west of Brechin
north-east
16m
Cortachy is 16 miles north-east of Blairgowrie and Rattray
north-east
16m
Cortachy is 16 miles north-east of Coupar Angus
north
18m
Cortachy is 18 miles north of Monifieth
north
18m
Cortachy is 18 miles north of Broughty Ferry
north-west
19m
Cortachy is 19 miles north-west of Carnoustie
north-west
19m
Cortachy is 19 miles north-west of Arbroath

What are the nearest cities to Cortachy?

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

north
18m
Cortachy is 18 miles north of Dundee
north-east
28m
Cortachy is 28 miles north-east of Perth
south-west
45m
Cortachy is 45 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
49m
Cortachy is 49 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
54m
Cortachy is 54 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
56m
Cortachy is 56 miles north-east of Stirling
south-east
70m
Cortachy is 70 miles south-east of Inverness
north-east
76m
Cortachy is 76 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
127m
Cortachy is 127 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
132m
Cortachy is 132 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne