GetTheData logo

Where is Dolphinton?

Dolphinton is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, seven miles north-east of the town of Biggar, 33 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 19 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 293 miles north of Cardiff, and 320 miles north-west of London. Dolphinton lies just north-west of the Tweeddale border. Dolphinton falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the EH46 postcode district. The post town for Dolphinton is West Linton.

Dolphinton on a map

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

Which county is Dolphinton in?

Dolphinton is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Dolphinton in Lanarkshire?

Dolphinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Dolphinton within Lanarkshire
Location of Dolphinton within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Dolphinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dolphinton is EH46 7AB.

Where is Dolphinton in EH46?

Dolphinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH46 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EH46 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dolphinton within EH46
Location of Dolphinton within EH46

What is the post town for Dolphinton?

The post town for Dolphinton is West Linton. Dolphinton is in the EH46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of West Linton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dolphinton?

The centre of Dolphinton is located at position 55.7089° latitude and -3.43692° longitude.

Latitude55.7089°
Longitude-3.43692°

What is the easting and northing of Dolphinton?

The centre of Dolphinton is located at the grid reference easting 309809 and northing 647098 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting309809
Northing647098

What are the nearest towns to Dolphinton?

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

north-east
7m
Dolphinton is 7 miles north-east of Biggar
north-west
11m
Dolphinton is 11 miles north-west of Peebles
south-west
12m
Dolphinton is 12 miles south-west of Penicuik
south
13m
Dolphinton is 13 miles south of Livingston
south-east
13m
Dolphinton is 13 miles south-east of Blackburn
east
13m
Dolphinton is 13 miles east of Lanark
south-east
15m
Dolphinton is 15 miles south-east of Whitburn
south-east
16m
Dolphinton is 16 miles south-east of Bathgate
south
16m
Dolphinton is 16 miles south of Broxburn
east
16m
Dolphinton is 16 miles east of Carluke

What are the nearest cities to Dolphinton?

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

south-west
19m
Dolphinton is 19 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
25m
Dolphinton is 25 miles south of Dunfermline
east
33m
Dolphinton is 33 miles east of Glasgow
south-east
34m
Dolphinton is 34 miles south-east of Stirling
south
47m
Dolphinton is 47 miles south of Perth
south
55m
Dolphinton is 55 miles south of Dundee
north
60m
Dolphinton is 60 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
88m
Dolphinton is 88 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
98m
Dolphinton is 98 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
98m
Dolphinton is 98 miles north-west of Sunderland