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Where is Achilty?

Achilty is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, seven miles west of the town of Dingwall, 98 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 124 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 425 miles north of Cardiff, and 456 miles north-west of London. Achilty lies five miles north of the Inverness border. Achilty falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV14 postcode district. The post town for Achilty is Strathpeffer.

Achilty on a map

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

Which county is Achilty in?

Achilty is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Achilty in Ross and Cromarty?

Achilty is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Achilty within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Achilty within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Achilty?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Achilty is IV14 9EH.

Where is Achilty in IV14?

Achilty is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Achilty within IV14
Location of Achilty within IV14

What is the post town for Achilty?

The post town for Achilty is Strathpeffer. Achilty is in the IV14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Strathpeffer.

What is the latitude and longitude of Achilty?

The centre of Achilty is located at position 57.57498° latitude and -4.60732° longitude.

Latitude57.57498°
Longitude-4.60732°

What is the easting and northing of Achilty?

The centre of Achilty is located at the grid reference easting 244179 and northing 856875 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting244179
Northing856875

What are the nearest towns to Achilty?

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

west
7m
Achilty is 7 miles west of Dingwall
south-west
16m
Achilty is 16 miles south-west of Alness
west
18m
Achilty is 18 miles west of Fortrose
south-west
18m
Achilty is 18 miles south-west of Invergordon
west
22m
Achilty is 22 miles west of Cromarty
south-west
26m
Achilty is 26 miles south-west of Tain
west
27m
Achilty is 27 miles west of Nairn
south-west
30m
Achilty is 30 miles south-west of Dornoch
west
37m
Achilty is 37 miles west of Forres
north-west
39m
Achilty is 39 miles north-west of Aviemore

What are the nearest cities to Achilty?

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

north-west
16m
Achilty is 16 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
93m
Achilty is 93 miles north-west of Perth
west
98m
Achilty is 98 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
99m
Achilty is 99 miles north-west of Dundee
north
104m
Achilty is 104 miles north of Stirling
north
113m
Achilty is 113 miles north of Dunfermline
north
119m
Achilty is 119 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
124m
Achilty is 124 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north
196m
Achilty is 196 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
213m
Achilty is 213 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne