Knockbain is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Dingwall, 88 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 120 miles north of Edinburgh, 424 miles north of Cardiff, and 451 miles north of London. Knockbain lies five miles north-east of the Inverness border. Knockbain falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV8 postcode district. The post town for Knockbain is Munlochy.
Knockbain is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Ross and Cromarty |
Administrative County | Highland |
Knockbain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
Knockbain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV8 postcode district.
The post town for Knockbain is Munlochy. Knockbain is in the IV8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Munlochy.
The centre of Knockbain is located at position 57.57366° latitude and -4.30269° longitude.
Latitude | 57.57366° |
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Longitude | -4.30269° |
The centre of Knockbain is located at the grid reference easting 262387 and northing 856070 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 262387 |
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Northing | 856070 |
Position of Knockbain relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knockbain to the centre of the town.
Position of Knockbain relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knockbain to the centre of the city.