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Where is Castlebay?

Castlebay is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 58 miles north-west of the town of Tobermory, 146 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 417 miles north of Cardiff, and 479 miles north-west of London. Castlebay was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Castlebay falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS9 postcode district. The post town for Castlebay is Isle of Barra.

Castlebay on a map

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

Which county is Castlebay in?

Castlebay is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Castlebay in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Castlebay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Castlebay is HS9 5UJ.

Where is Castlebay in HS9?

Castlebay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Castlebay within HS9
Location of Castlebay within HS9

What is the post town for Castlebay?

The post town for Castlebay is Isle of Barra. Castlebay is in the HS9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Barra.

What is the latitude and longitude of Castlebay?

The centre of Castlebay is located at position 56.95365° latitude and -7.48063° longitude.

Latitude56.95365°
Longitude-7.48063°

What is the easting and northing of Castlebay?

The centre of Castlebay is located at the grid reference easting 66945 and northing 798085 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting66945
Northing798085

What are the nearest towns to Castlebay?

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

north-west
58m
Castlebay is 58 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
85m
Castlebay is 85 miles north-west of Oban
west
90m
Castlebay is 90 miles west of Fort William
south-west
96m
Castlebay is 96 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
101m
Castlebay is 101 miles north-west of Lochgilphead
north-west
105m
Castlebay is 105 miles north-west of Inveraray
north-west
120m
Castlebay is 120 miles north-west of Dunoon
north-west
121m
Castlebay is 121 miles north-west of Rothesay
west
123m
Castlebay is 123 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
123m
Castlebay is 123 miles north-west of Gourock

What are the nearest cities to Castlebay?

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

west
128m
Castlebay is 128 miles west of Inverness
north-west
146m
Castlebay is 146 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
148m
Castlebay is 148 miles north-west of Stirling
west
159m
Castlebay is 159 miles west of Perth
north-west
165m
Castlebay is 165 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
175m
Castlebay is 175 miles west of Dundee
north-west
178m
Castlebay is 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
204m
Castlebay is 204 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
227m
Castlebay is 227 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
266m
Castlebay is 266 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne