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Where is Colbost?

Colbost is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 53 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 143 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 168 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 436 miles north of Cardiff, and 487 miles north-west of London. Colbost was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Colbost falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV55 postcode district. The post town for Colbost is Isle of Skye.

Colbost on a map

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

Which county is Colbost in?

Colbost 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 Colbost in Ross and Cromarty?

Colbost 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 Colbost within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Colbost within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Colbost?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Colbost is IV55 8ZT.

Where is Colbost in IV55?

Colbost is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV55 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV55 postcode district.

Map showing location of Colbost within IV55
Location of Colbost within IV55

What is the post town for Colbost?

The post town for Colbost is Isle of Skye. Colbost is in the IV55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Skye.

What is the latitude and longitude of Colbost?

The centre of Colbost is located at position 57.44893° latitude and -6.65064° longitude.

Latitude57.44893°
Longitude-6.65064°

What is the easting and northing of Colbost?

The centre of Colbost is located at the grid reference easting 121114 and northing 849400 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting121114
Northing849400

What are the nearest towns to Colbost?

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

south
53m
Colbost is 53 miles south of Stornoway
north
61m
Colbost is 61 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
73m
Colbost is 73 miles north-west of Fort William
west
83m
Colbost is 83 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
85m
Colbost is 85 miles north-west of Oban
west
91m
Colbost is 91 miles west of Alness
west
94m
Colbost is 94 miles west of Invergordon
west
94m
Colbost is 94 miles west of Fortrose
west
99m
Colbost is 99 miles west of Cromarty
west
100m
Colbost is 100 miles west of Tain

What are the nearest cities to Colbost?

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

west
90m
Colbost is 90 miles west of Inverness
north-west
138m
Colbost is 138 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
142m
Colbost is 142 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
143m
Colbost is 143 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
154m
Colbost is 154 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
155m
Colbost is 155 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
168m
Colbost is 168 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
172m
Colbost is 172 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
228m
Colbost is 228 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
259m
Colbost is 259 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne