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  1. Shieldhill

Where is Shieldhill?

Shieldhill is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Falkirk, 20 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 22 miles west of Edinburgh, 312 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Shieldhill lies three miles north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Shieldhill falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK1 postcode district. The post town for Shieldhill is Falkirk.

Shieldhill on a map

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

Which county is Shieldhill in?

Shieldhill is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.

Ceremonial CountyStirling and Falkirk
Historic CountyStirlingshire
Administrative CountyFalkirk

Where is Shieldhill in Stirling and Falkirk?

Shieldhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.

Map showing location of Shieldhill within Stirling and Falkirk
Location of Shieldhill within Stirling and Falkirk

What is the postcode for Shieldhill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shieldhill is FK1 2EE.

Where is Shieldhill in FK1?

Shieldhill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the FK1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shieldhill within FK1
Location of Shieldhill within FK1

What is the post town for Shieldhill?

The post town for Shieldhill is Falkirk. Shieldhill is in the FK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shieldhill?

The centre of Shieldhill is located at position 55.97207° latitude and -3.76442° longitude.

Latitude55.97207°
Longitude-3.76442°

What is the easting and northing of Shieldhill?

The centre of Shieldhill is located at the grid reference easting 289979 and northing 676859 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting289979
Northing676859

What are the nearest towns to Shieldhill?

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

south
2m
Shieldhill is 2 miles south of Falkirk
south-west
4m
Shieldhill is 4 miles south-west of Grangemouth
north-west
6m
Shieldhill is 6 miles north-west of Armadale
west
6m
Shieldhill is 6 miles west of Linlithgow
south-east
7m
Shieldhill is 7 miles south-east of Denny
north-west
7m
Shieldhill is 7 miles north-west of Bathgate
south-west
7m
Shieldhill is 7 miles south-west of Bo'ness
south-west
8m
Shieldhill is 8 miles south-west of Culross
north
8m
Shieldhill is 8 miles north of Whitburn
north-west
9m
Shieldhill is 9 miles north-west of Blackburn

What are the nearest cities to Shieldhill?

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

south-east
12m
Shieldhill is 12 miles south-east of Stirling
south-west
14m
Shieldhill is 14 miles south-west of Dunfermline
east
20m
Shieldhill is 20 miles east of Glasgow
west
22m
Shieldhill is 22 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
32m
Shieldhill is 32 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
45m
Shieldhill is 45 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
82m
Shieldhill is 82 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
103m
Shieldhill is 103 miles south-west of Aberdeen
south
106m
Shieldhill is 106 miles south of Inverness
north-west
109m
Shieldhill is 109 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne

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