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Where is Caroy?

Caroy is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 56 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 137 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 161 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 431 miles north of Cardiff, and 480 miles north-west of London. Caroy was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Caroy falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV56 postcode district. The post town for Caroy is Isle of Skye.

Caroy on a map

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

Which county is Caroy in?

Caroy 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 Caroy in Ross and Cromarty?

Caroy 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 Caroy within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Caroy within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Caroy?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Caroy is IV56 8FQ.

Where is Caroy in IV56?

Caroy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV56 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV56 postcode district.

Map showing location of Caroy within IV56
Location of Caroy within IV56

What is the post town for Caroy?

The post town for Caroy is Isle of Skye. Caroy is in the IV56 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Skye.

What is the latitude and longitude of Caroy?

The centre of Caroy is located at position 57.39992° latitude and -6.48649° longitude.

Latitude57.39992°
Longitude-6.48649°

What is the easting and northing of Caroy?

The centre of Caroy is located at the grid reference easting 130592 and northing 843288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting130592
Northing843288

What are the nearest towns to Caroy?

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

south
56m
Caroy is 56 miles south of Stornoway
north
56m
Caroy is 56 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
66m
Caroy is 66 miles north-west of Fort William
west
78m
Caroy is 78 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
78m
Caroy is 78 miles north-west of Oban
west
86m
Caroy is 86 miles west of Alness
west
89m
Caroy is 89 miles west of Invergordon
west
89m
Caroy is 89 miles west of Fortrose
west
93m
Caroy is 93 miles west of Cromarty
west
94m
Caroy is 94 miles west of Kingussie

What are the nearest cities to Caroy?

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

west
85m
Caroy is 85 miles west of Inverness
north-west
132m
Caroy is 132 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
135m
Caroy is 135 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
137m
Caroy is 137 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
147m
Caroy is 147 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
148m
Caroy is 148 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
161m
Caroy is 161 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
166m
Caroy is 166 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
221m
Caroy is 221 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
252m
Caroy is 252 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne