Elgol is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 36 miles north of the town of Tobermory, 114 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 139 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 409 miles north of Cardiff, and 458 miles north-west of London. Elgol was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Elgol falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV49 postcode district. The post town for Elgol is Isle of Skye.
Elgol 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 |
Elgol is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Elgol is IV49 9BJ.
Elgol is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV49 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV49 postcode district.
The post town for Elgol is Isle of Skye. Elgol is in the IV49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Skye.
The centre of Elgol is located at position 57.14583° latitude and -6.10337° longitude.
Latitude | 57.14583° |
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Longitude | -6.10337° |
The centre of Elgol is located at the grid reference easting 151884 and northing 813577 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 151884 |
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Northing | 813577 |
Position of Elgol relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Elgol to the centre of the town.
Position of Elgol relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Elgol to the centre of the city.