Portskerra is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 15 miles west of the town of Thurso, 119 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 183 miles north of Edinburgh, 491 miles north of Cardiff, and 510 miles north of London. Portskerra lies three miles north-west of the Caithness border. Portskerra falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Portskerra is Thurso.
Portskerra is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Sutherland |
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Historic County | Sutherland |
Administrative County | Highland |
Portskerra is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portskerra is KW14 7YW.
Portskerra is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW14 postcode district.
The post town for Portskerra is Thurso. Portskerra is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Portskerra is located at position 58.56551° latitude and -3.93505° longitude.
Latitude | 58.56551° |
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Longitude | -3.93505° |
The centre of Portskerra is located at the grid reference easting 287536 and northing 965785 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 287536 |
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Northing | 965785 |
Position of Portskerra relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portskerra to the centre of the town.
Position of Portskerra relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portskerra to the centre of the city.