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Where is Eildon?

Eildon is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Melrose, 49 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 32 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 285 miles north of Cardiff, and 300 miles north of London. Eildon lies six miles south-west of the Berwickshire border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Eildon falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD6 postcode district. The post town for Eildon is Melrose.

Eildon on a map

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

Which county is Eildon in?

Eildon is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Roxburghshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyRoxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Historic CountyRoxburghshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Eildon in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

Eildon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Map showing location of Eildon within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Location of Eildon within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

What is the postcode for Eildon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eildon is TD6 9HH.

Where is Eildon in TD6?

Eildon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TD6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eildon within TD6
Location of Eildon within TD6

What is the post town for Eildon?

The post town for Eildon is Melrose. Eildon is in the TD6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Melrose.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eildon?

The centre of Eildon is located at position 55.58524° latitude and -2.68062° longitude.

Latitude55.58524°
Longitude-2.68062°

What is the easting and northing of Eildon?

The centre of Eildon is located at the grid reference easting 357195 and northing 632610 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting357195
Northing632610

What are the nearest towns to Eildon?

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

south-east
2m
Eildon is 2 miles south-east of Melrose
south-east
5m
Eildon is 5 miles south-east of Galashiels
east
7m
Eildon is 7 miles east of Selkirk
north-west
9m
Eildon is 9 miles north-west of Jedburgh
south
10m
Eildon is 10 miles south of Lauder
west
10m
Eildon is 10 miles west of Kelso
north
12m
Eildon is 12 miles north of Hawick
east
15m
Eildon is 15 miles east of Innerleithen
west
17m
Eildon is 17 miles west of Coldstream
south-west
19m
Eildon is 19 miles south-west of Duns

What are the nearest cities to Eildon?

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

south-east
32m
Eildon is 32 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
45m
Eildon is 45 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
49m
Eildon is 49 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
60m
Eildon is 60 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
61m
Eildon is 61 miles south-east of Stirling
south
61m
Eildon is 61 miles south of Dundee
south-east
63m
Eildon is 63 miles south-east of Perth
east
64m
Eildon is 64 miles east of Glasgow
north-west
70m
Eildon is 70 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
71m
Eildon is 71 miles north-west of Durham