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 is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Dolphinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dolphinton is EH46 7AB.
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.
The post town for Dolphinton is West Linton. Dolphinton is in the EH46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of West Linton.
The centre of Dolphinton is located at position 55.7089° latitude and -3.43692° longitude.
Latitude | 55.7089° |
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Longitude | -3.43692° |
The centre of Dolphinton is located at the grid reference easting 309809 and northing 647098 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 309809 |
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Northing | 647098 |
Position of Dolphinton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dolphinton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dolphinton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dolphinton to the centre of the city.