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Where is Balachuirn?

Balachuirn is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 53 miles north of the town of Tobermory, 127 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 148 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 425 miles north of Cardiff, and 471 miles north-west of London. Balachuirn was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Balachuirn falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV40 postcode district. The post town for Balachuirn is Kyle.

Balachuirn on a map

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

Which county is Balachuirn in?

Balachuirn is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Balachuirn in Ross and Cromarty?

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

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

What is the postcode for Balachuirn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Balachuirn is IV40 8PE.

Where is Balachuirn in IV40?

Balachuirn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV40 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV40 postcode district.

Map showing location of Balachuirn within IV40
Location of Balachuirn within IV40

What is the post town for Balachuirn?

The post town for Balachuirn is Kyle. Balachuirn is in the IV40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kyle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Balachuirn?

The centre of Balachuirn is located at position 57.39111° latitude and -6.07084° longitude.

Latitude57.39111°
Longitude-6.07084°

What is the easting and northing of Balachuirn?

The centre of Balachuirn is located at the grid reference easting 155483 and northing 840736 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting155483
Northing840736

What are the nearest towns to Balachuirn?

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

north
53m
Balachuirn is 53 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
54m
Balachuirn is 54 miles north-west of Fort William
south
58m
Balachuirn is 58 miles south of Stornoway
west
63m
Balachuirn is 63 miles west of Dingwall
west
71m
Balachuirn is 71 miles west of Alness
north
71m
Balachuirn is 71 miles north of Oban
west
74m
Balachuirn is 74 miles west of Fortrose
west
74m
Balachuirn is 74 miles west of Invergordon
west
78m
Balachuirn is 78 miles west of Cromarty
west
79m
Balachuirn is 79 miles west of Kingussie

What are the nearest cities to Balachuirn?

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

west
69m
Balachuirn is 69 miles west of Inverness
north-west
120m
Balachuirn is 120 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
121m
Balachuirn is 121 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
127m
Balachuirn is 127 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
134m
Balachuirn is 134 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
135m
Balachuirn is 135 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
148m
Balachuirn is 148 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
150m
Balachuirn is 150 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
211m
Balachuirn is 211 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
240m
Balachuirn is 240 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne