Borve is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 52 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 134 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 156 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 431 miles north of Cardiff, and 479 miles north-west of London. Borve was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Borve falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV51 postcode district. The post town for Borve is Portree.
Borve is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Borve is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Borve is IV51 9PE.
Borve is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV51 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV51 postcode district.
The post town for Borve is Portree. Borve is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.
The centre of Borve is located at position 57.45512° latitude and -6.25723° longitude.
Latitude | 57.45512° |
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Longitude | -6.25723° |
The centre of Borve is located at the grid reference easting 144738 and northing 848540 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 144738 |
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Northing | 848540 |
Position of Borve relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Borve to the centre of the town.
Position of Borve relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Borve to the centre of the city.