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Where is Scots' Gap?

Scots' Gap is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, nine miles south of the town of Rothbury, 19 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 73 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 260 miles north of Cardiff, and 264 miles north of London. Scots' Gap falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE61 postcode district. The post town for Scots' Gap is Morpeth.

Scots' Gap on a map

Map showing extent of Scots' Gap as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Scots' Gap
Map showing location of Scots' Gap within the UK
Location of Scots' Gap within the UK

Which county is Scots' Gap in?

Scots' Gap is in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, the historic county of Northumberland, and the administrative county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyNorthumberland
Historic CountyNorthumberland
Administrative CountyNorthumberland

Where is Scots' Gap in Northumberland?

Scots' Gap is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Scots' Gap within Northumberland
Location of Scots' Gap within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Scots' Gap?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Scots' Gap is NE61 4DA.

Where is Scots' Gap in NE61?

Scots' Gap is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE61 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district.

Map showing location of Scots' Gap within NE61
Location of Scots' Gap within NE61

What is the post town for Scots' Gap?

The post town for Scots' Gap is Morpeth. Scots' Gap is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Scots' Gap?

The centre of Scots' Gap is located at position 55.17371° latitude and -1.93924° longitude.

Latitude55.17371°
Longitude-1.93924°

What is the easting and northing of Scots' Gap?

The centre of Scots' Gap is located at the grid reference easting 403968 and northing 586603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting403968
Northing586603

What are the nearest towns to Scots' Gap?

Position of Scots' Gap relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scots' Gap to the centre of the town.

south
9m
Scots' Gap is 9 miles south of Rothbury
west
10m
Scots' Gap is 10 miles west of Morpeth
north-west
12m
Scots' Gap is 12 miles north-west of Ponteland
west
14m
Scots' Gap is 14 miles west of Bedlington
north
14m
Scots' Gap is 14 miles north of Corbridge
west
15m
Scots' Gap is 15 miles west of Ashington
north
15m
Scots' Gap is 15 miles north of Prudhoe
north-west
15m
Scots' Gap is 15 miles north-west of Cramlington
north-east
15m
Scots' Gap is 15 miles north-east of Hexham
north-west
16m
Scots' Gap is 16 miles north-west of Ryton

What are the nearest cities to Scots' Gap?

Position of Scots' Gap relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scots' Gap to the centre of the city.

north-west
19m
Scots' Gap is 19 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
29m
Scots' Gap is 29 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
31m
Scots' Gap is 31 miles north-west of Durham
north-east
44m
Scots' Gap is 44 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
73m
Scots' Gap is 73 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
74m
Scots' Gap is 74 miles north of Ripon
north-east
85m
Scots' Gap is 85 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
86m
Scots' Gap is 86 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-west
91m
Scots' Gap is 91 miles north-west of York
north
96m
Scots' Gap is 96 miles north of Bradford