Horraldshay is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, six miles north-west of the town of Kirkwall, 135 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 212 miles north of Edinburgh, 521 miles north of Cardiff, and 532 miles north of London. Horraldshay falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Horraldshay is Orkney.
Horraldshay is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Horraldshay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Horraldshay is KW17 2ER.
Horraldshay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Horraldshay is Orkney. Horraldshay is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Horraldshay is located at position 59.01833° latitude and -3.1099° longitude.
Latitude | 59.01833° |
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Longitude | -3.1099° |
The centre of Horraldshay is located at the grid reference easting 336367 and northing 1015113 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 336367 |
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Northing | 1015113 |
Position of Horraldshay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horraldshay to the centre of the town.
Position of Horraldshay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horraldshay to the centre of the city.