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Where is Shieldaig?

Shieldaig is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 44 miles south-east of the town of Stornoway, 133 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 153 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 441 miles north of Cardiff, and 481 miles north-west of London. Shieldaig falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV21 postcode district. The post town for Shieldaig is Gairloch.

Shieldaig on a map

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

Which county is Shieldaig in?

Shieldaig is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Shieldaig in Ross and Cromarty?

Shieldaig is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty.

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

What is the postcode for Shieldaig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shieldaig is IV21 2AW.

Where is Shieldaig in IV21?

Shieldaig is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shieldaig within IV21
Location of Shieldaig within IV21

What is the post town for Shieldaig?

The post town for Shieldaig is Gairloch. Shieldaig is in the IV21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gairloch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shieldaig?

The centre of Shieldaig is located at position 57.68898° latitude and -5.68273° longitude.

Latitude57.68898°
Longitude-5.68273°

What is the easting and northing of Shieldaig?

The centre of Shieldaig is located at the grid reference easting 180590 and northing 872538 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting180590
Northing872538

What are the nearest towns to Shieldaig?

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

south-east
44m
Shieldaig is 44 miles south-east of Stornoway
west
47m
Shieldaig is 47 miles west of Dingwall
west
53m
Shieldaig is 53 miles west of Alness
west
56m
Shieldaig is 56 miles west of Invergordon
west
58m
Shieldaig is 58 miles west of Fortrose
west
61m
Shieldaig is 61 miles west of Tain
west
61m
Shieldaig is 61 miles west of Cromarty
west
63m
Shieldaig is 63 miles west of Dornoch
north
64m
Shieldaig is 64 miles north of Fort William
west
68m
Shieldaig is 68 miles west of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Shieldaig?

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

west
56m
Shieldaig is 56 miles west of Inverness
north-west
123m
Shieldaig is 123 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
127m
Shieldaig is 127 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
133m
Shieldaig is 133 miles north-west of Dundee
north
138m
Shieldaig is 138 miles north of Glasgow
west
139m
Shieldaig is 139 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
140m
Shieldaig is 140 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
153m
Shieldaig is 153 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
220m
Shieldaig is 220 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
244m
Shieldaig is 244 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne