Killin is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, 16 miles north of the town of Callander, 42 miles north of the major city of Glasgow, 56 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 348 miles north of Cardiff, and 382 miles north-west of London. Killin lies just west of the Perth and Kinross border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Killin falls within the unitary authority of Stirling. It is in the FK21 postcode district. The post town for Killin is Killin.
Killin is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Perthshire, and the administrative county of Stirling.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Perthshire |
Administrative County | Stirling |
Killin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Killin is FK21 8UW.
Killin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FK21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the FK21 postcode district.
The post town for Killin is Killin. Killin is in the FK21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Killin.
The centre of Killin is located at position 56.46757° latitude and -4.31817° longitude.
Latitude | 56.46757° |
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Longitude | -4.31817° |
The centre of Killin is located at the grid reference easting 257281 and northing 733013 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 257281 |
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Northing | 733013 |
Position of Killin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Killin to the centre of the town.
Position of Killin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Killin to the centre of the city.