Claggan is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 12 miles east of the town of Tobermory, 77 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 108 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 368 miles north of Cardiff, and 418 miles north-west of London. Claggan lies five miles north of the Argyll and Bute border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Claggan falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the PA80 postcode district. The post town for Claggan is Oban.
Claggan is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Inverness |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Claggan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Inverness, and towards the westernmost extremity of Inverness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Claggan is PA80 5XB.
Claggan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA80 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA80 postcode district.
The post town for Claggan is Oban. Claggan is in the PA80 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oban.
The centre of Claggan is located at position 56.58241° latitude and -5.7493° longitude.
Latitude | 56.58241° |
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Longitude | -5.7493° |
The centre of Claggan is located at the grid reference easting 169850 and northing 749679 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 169850 |
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Northing | 749679 |
Position of Claggan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Claggan to the centre of the town.
Position of Claggan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Claggan to the centre of the city.