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Where is Swiney?

Swiney is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 12 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 91 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 163 miles north of Edinburgh, 472 miles north of Cardiff, and 486 miles north of London. Swiney falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW3 postcode district. The post town for Swiney is Lybster.

Swiney on a map

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

Which county is Swiney in?

Swiney is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyCaithness
Historic CountyCaithness
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Swiney in Caithness?

Swiney is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Swiney within Caithness
Location of Swiney within Caithness

What is the postcode for Swiney?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Swiney is KW3 6BT.

Where is Swiney in KW3?

Swiney is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Swiney within KW3
Location of Swiney within KW3

What is the post town for Swiney?

The post town for Swiney is Lybster. Swiney is in the KW3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lybster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Swiney?

The centre of Swiney is located at position 58.30175° latitude and -3.30209° longitude.

Latitude58.30175°
Longitude-3.30209°

What is the easting and northing of Swiney?

The centre of Swiney is located at the grid reference easting 323783 and northing 935533 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting323783
Northing935533

What are the nearest towns to Swiney?

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

south-west
12m
Swiney is 12 miles south-west of Wick
south
22m
Swiney is 22 miles south of Thurso
north-east
39m
Swiney is 39 miles north-east of Dornoch
north
40m
Swiney is 40 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
42m
Swiney is 42 miles north of Burghead
north-east
44m
Swiney is 44 miles north-east of Tain
north
44m
Swiney is 44 miles north of Findochty
north
45m
Swiney is 45 miles north of Buckie
north
45m
Swiney is 45 miles north of Elgin
south
46m
Swiney is 46 miles south of Stromness

What are the nearest cities to Swiney?

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

north-east
66m
Swiney is 66 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
91m
Swiney is 91 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
128m
Swiney is 128 miles north of Dundee
north
132m
Swiney is 132 miles north of Perth
north
153m
Swiney is 153 miles north of Stirling
north
154m
Swiney is 154 miles north of Dunfermline
north
163m
Swiney is 163 miles north of Edinburgh
north
172m
Swiney is 172 miles north of Glasgow
north
236m
Swiney is 236 miles north of Carlisle
north
239m
Swiney is 239 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne