Dunvegan is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 54 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 140 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 165 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 434 miles north of Cardiff, and 484 miles north-west of London. Dunvegan was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Dunvegan falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV55 postcode district. The post town for Dunvegan is Isle of Skye.
Dunvegan 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 |
Dunvegan 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 Dunvegan is IV55 8GT.
Dunvegan 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.
The post town for Dunvegan is Isle of Skye. Dunvegan is in the IV55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Skye.
The centre of Dunvegan is located at position 57.43541° latitude and -6.56892° longitude.
Latitude | 57.43541° |
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Longitude | -6.56892° |
The centre of Dunvegan is located at the grid reference easting 125911 and northing 847564 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 125911 |
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Northing | 847564 |
Position of Dunvegan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunvegan to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunvegan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunvegan to the centre of the city.