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Where is Alcaig?

Alcaig is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, one mile south-east of the town of Dingwall, 91 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 122 miles north of Edinburgh, 425 miles north of Cardiff, and 453 miles north of London. Alcaig lies five miles north of the Inverness border. Alcaig falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV7 postcode district. The post town for Alcaig is Dingwall.

Alcaig on a map

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

Which county is Alcaig in?

Alcaig 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 Alcaig in Ross and Cromarty?

Alcaig 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 Alcaig within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Alcaig within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Alcaig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alcaig is IV7 8HT.

Where is Alcaig in IV7?

Alcaig is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alcaig within IV7
Location of Alcaig within IV7

What is the post town for Alcaig?

The post town for Alcaig is Dingwall. Alcaig is in the IV7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dingwall.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alcaig?

The centre of Alcaig is located at position 57.58215° latitude and -4.3988° longitude.

Latitude57.58215°
Longitude-4.3988°

What is the easting and northing of Alcaig?

The centre of Alcaig is located at the grid reference easting 256674 and northing 857214 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting256674
Northing857214

What are the nearest towns to Alcaig?

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

south-east
1m
Alcaig is 1 mile south-east of Dingwall
south-west
10m
Alcaig is 10 miles south-west of Alness
west
10m
Alcaig is 10 miles west of Fortrose
south-west
11m
Alcaig is 11 miles south-west of Invergordon
south-west
15m
Alcaig is 15 miles south-west of Cromarty
west
20m
Alcaig is 20 miles west of Nairn
south-west
20m
Alcaig is 20 miles south-west of Tain
south-west
25m
Alcaig is 25 miles south-west of Dornoch
west
29m
Alcaig is 29 miles west of Forres
north-west
34m
Alcaig is 34 miles north-west of Grantown-on-Spey

What are the nearest cities to Alcaig?

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

north-west
10m
Alcaig is 10 miles north-west of Inverness
north
90m
Alcaig is 90 miles north of Perth
west
91m
Alcaig is 91 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
95m
Alcaig is 95 miles north-west of Dundee
north
103m
Alcaig is 103 miles north of Stirling
north
110m
Alcaig is 110 miles north of Dunfermline
north
119m
Alcaig is 119 miles north of Glasgow
north
122m
Alcaig is 122 miles north of Edinburgh
north
194m
Alcaig is 194 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
210m
Alcaig is 210 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne