Polbain is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 38 miles east of the town of Stornoway, 137 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 166 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 462 miles north of Cardiff, and 497 miles north-west of London. Polbain lies seven miles west of the Sutherland border. Polbain falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV26 postcode district. The post town for Polbain is Ullapool.
Polbain 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 |
Polbain is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Polbain is IV26 2YW.
Polbain is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV26 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV26 postcode district.
The post town for Polbain is Ullapool. Polbain is in the IV26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ullapool.
The centre of Polbain is located at position 58.03615° latitude and -5.39782° longitude.
Latitude | 58.03615° |
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Longitude | -5.39782° |
The centre of Polbain is located at the grid reference easting 199505 and northing 910273 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 199505 |
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Northing | 910273 |
Position of Polbain relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Polbain to the centre of the town.
Position of Polbain relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Polbain to the centre of the city.