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Where is Contin?

Contin is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, six miles west of the town of Dingwall, 97 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 124 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 425 miles north of Cardiff, and 455 miles north-west of London. Contin lies five miles north of the Inverness border. Contin falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV14 postcode district. The post town for Contin is Strathpeffer.

Contin on a map

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

Which county is Contin in?

Contin is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Contin in Ross and Cromarty?

Contin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Contin within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Contin within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Contin?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Contin is IV14 9EE.

Where is Contin in IV14?

Contin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Contin within IV14
Location of Contin within IV14

What is the post town for Contin?

The post town for Contin is Strathpeffer. Contin is in the IV14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Strathpeffer.

What is the latitude and longitude of Contin?

The centre of Contin is located at position 57.57131° latitude and -4.58234° longitude.

Latitude57.57131°
Longitude-4.58234°

What is the easting and northing of Contin?

The centre of Contin is located at the grid reference easting 245657 and northing 856410 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting245657
Northing856410

What are the nearest towns to Contin?

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

west
6m
Contin is 6 miles west of Dingwall
south-west
15m
Contin is 15 miles south-west of Alness
west
17m
Contin is 17 miles west of Fortrose
south-west
17m
Contin is 17 miles south-west of Invergordon
west
22m
Contin is 22 miles west of Cromarty
south-west
26m
Contin is 26 miles south-west of Tain
west
27m
Contin is 27 miles west of Nairn
south-west
30m
Contin is 30 miles south-west of Dornoch
west
36m
Contin is 36 miles west of Forres
north-west
39m
Contin is 39 miles north-west of Aviemore

What are the nearest cities to Contin?

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

north-west
15m
Contin is 15 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
92m
Contin is 92 miles north-west of Perth
west
98m
Contin is 98 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
98m
Contin is 98 miles north-west of Dundee
north
104m
Contin is 104 miles north of Stirling
north
112m
Contin is 112 miles north of Dunfermline
north
119m
Contin is 119 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
124m
Contin is 124 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north
196m
Contin is 196 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
213m
Contin is 213 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne