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Where is Callanish?

Callanish is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 13 miles west of the town of Stornoway, 186 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 205 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 486 miles north of Cardiff, and 532 miles north-west of London. Callanish was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Callanish falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Callanish is Isle of Lewis.

Callanish on a map

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

Which county is Callanish in?

Callanish is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Callanish in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Callanish?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Callanish is HS2 9DY.

Where is Callanish in HS2?

Callanish is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Callanish within HS2
Location of Callanish within HS2

What is the post town for Callanish?

The post town for Callanish is Isle of Lewis. Callanish is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Callanish?

The centre of Callanish is located at position 58.2033° latitude and -6.74492° longitude.

Latitude58.2033°
Longitude-6.74492°

What is the easting and northing of Callanish?

The centre of Callanish is located at the grid reference easting 121356 and northing 933653 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting121356
Northing933653

What are the nearest towns to Callanish?

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

west
13m
Callanish is 13 miles west of Stornoway
north-west
95m
Callanish is 95 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
98m
Callanish is 98 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
101m
Callanish is 101 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
102m
Callanish is 102 miles west of Dornoch
west
103m
Callanish is 103 miles west of Tain
north-west
106m
Callanish is 106 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
106m
Callanish is 106 miles north-west of Cromarty
north
112m
Callanish is 112 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
114m
Callanish is 114 miles north-west of Fort William

What are the nearest cities to Callanish?

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

north-west
106m
Callanish is 106 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
176m
Callanish is 176 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
179m
Callanish is 179 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
186m
Callanish is 186 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
187m
Callanish is 187 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
188m
Callanish is 188 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
192m
Callanish is 192 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
205m
Callanish is 205 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
271m
Callanish is 271 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
297m
Callanish is 297 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne