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Where is Borve?

Borve is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 60 miles north-west of the town of Tobermory, 147 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 180 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 419 miles north of Cardiff, and 481 miles north-west of London. Borve was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Borve falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS9 postcode district. The post town for Borve is Isle of Barra.

Borve on a map

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

Which county is Borve in?

Borve is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Borve in Western Isles?

Borve is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Western Isles, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Western Isles.

Map showing location of Borve within Western Isles
Location of Borve within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Borve?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Borve is HS9 5XR.

Where is Borve in HS9?

Borve is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Borve within HS9
Location of Borve within HS9

What is the post town for Borve?

The post town for Borve is Isle of Barra. Borve is in the HS9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Barra.

What is the latitude and longitude of Borve?

The centre of Borve is located at position 56.98108° latitude and -7.50798° longitude.

Latitude56.98108°
Longitude-7.50798°

What is the easting and northing of Borve?

The centre of Borve is located at the grid reference easting 65531 and northing 801267 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting65531
Northing801267

What are the nearest towns to Borve?

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

north-west
60m
Borve is 60 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
87m
Borve is 87 miles north-west of Oban
west
92m
Borve is 92 miles west of Fort William
south-west
95m
Borve is 95 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
103m
Borve is 103 miles north-west of Lochgilphead
north-west
106m
Borve is 106 miles north-west of Inveraray
north-west
122m
Borve is 122 miles north-west of Dunoon
west
123m
Borve is 123 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
123m
Borve is 123 miles north-west of Rothesay
north-west
125m
Borve is 125 miles north-west of Gourock

What are the nearest cities to Borve?

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

west
128m
Borve is 128 miles west of Inverness
north-west
147m
Borve is 147 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
149m
Borve is 149 miles north-west of Stirling
west
160m
Borve is 160 miles west of Perth
north-west
167m
Borve is 167 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
176m
Borve is 176 miles west of Dundee
north-west
180m
Borve is 180 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
204m
Borve is 204 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
229m
Borve is 229 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
267m
Borve is 267 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne