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Where is Carbost?

Carbost is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 52 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 135 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 157 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 432 miles north of Cardiff, and 479 miles north-west of London. Carbost was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Carbost falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV51 postcode district. The post town for Carbost is Portree.

Carbost on a map

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

Which county is Carbost in?

Carbost 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 Carbost in Ross and Cromarty?

Carbost 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 Carbost within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Carbost within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Carbost?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Carbost is IV51 9PB.

Where is Carbost in IV51?

Carbost 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.

Map showing location of Carbost within IV51
Location of Carbost within IV51

What is the post town for Carbost?

The post town for Carbost is Portree. Carbost is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.

What is the latitude and longitude of Carbost?

The centre of Carbost is located at position 57.4539° latitude and -6.29775° longitude.

Latitude57.4539°
Longitude-6.29775°

What is the easting and northing of Carbost?

The centre of Carbost is located at the grid reference easting 142301 and northing 848558 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting142301
Northing848558

What are the nearest towns to Carbost?

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

south
52m
Carbost is 52 miles south of Stornoway
north
58m
Carbost is 58 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
63m
Carbost is 63 miles north-west of Fort William
west
70m
Carbost is 70 miles west of Dingwall
west
78m
Carbost is 78 miles west of Alness
north
79m
Carbost is 79 miles north of Oban
west
81m
Carbost is 81 miles west of Invergordon
west
81m
Carbost is 81 miles west of Fortrose
west
86m
Carbost is 86 miles west of Cromarty
west
87m
Carbost is 87 miles west of Tain

What are the nearest cities to Carbost?

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

west
77m
Carbost is 77 miles west of Inverness
north-west
129m
Carbost is 129 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
131m
Carbost is 131 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
135m
Carbost is 135 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
143m
Carbost is 143 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
144m
Carbost is 144 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
157m
Carbost is 157 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
159m
Carbost is 159 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
220m
Carbost is 220 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
249m
Carbost is 249 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne