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 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 |
Caroy 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 Caroy is IV56 8FQ.
Caroy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV56 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV56 postcode district.
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.
The centre of Caroy is located at position 57.39992° latitude and -6.48649° longitude.
Latitude | 57.39992° |
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Longitude | -6.48649° |
The centre of Caroy is located at the grid reference easting 130592 and northing 843288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 130592 |
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Northing | 843288 |
Position of Caroy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Caroy to the centre of the town.
Position of Caroy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Caroy to the centre of the city.