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Where is Elgol?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Elgol in?

Elgol 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 Elgol in Ross and Cromarty?

Elgol is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

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

What is the postcode for Elgol?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elgol is IV49 9BJ.

Where is Elgol in IV49?

Elgol is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV49 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV49 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elgol within IV49
Location of Elgol within IV49

What is the post town for Elgol?

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.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elgol?

The centre of Elgol is located at position 57.14583° latitude and -6.10337° longitude.

Latitude57.14583°
Longitude-6.10337°

What is the easting and northing of Elgol?

The centre of Elgol is located at the grid reference easting 151884 and northing 813577 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting151884
Northing813577

What are the nearest towns to Elgol?

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

north
36m
Elgol is 36 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
44m
Elgol is 44 miles north-west of Fort William
north
56m
Elgol is 56 miles north of Oban
south-west
70m
Elgol is 70 miles south-west of Dingwall
south
74m
Elgol is 74 miles south of Stornoway
north-west
75m
Elgol is 75 miles north-west of Inveraray
west
77m
Elgol is 77 miles west of Kingussie
south-west
79m
Elgol is 79 miles south-west of Alness
west
80m
Elgol is 80 miles west of Fortrose
north
81m
Elgol is 81 miles north of Lochgilphead

What are the nearest cities to Elgol?

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

west
74m
Elgol is 74 miles west of Inverness
north-west
109m
Elgol is 109 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
114m
Elgol is 114 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
114m
Elgol is 114 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
125m
Elgol is 125 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
128m
Elgol is 128 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
139m
Elgol is 139 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
151m
Elgol is 151 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
198m
Elgol is 198 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
230m
Elgol is 230 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne