Shielfoot is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 13 miles north-east of the town of Tobermory, 87 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 116 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 381 miles north of Cardiff, and 430 miles north-west of London. Shielfoot was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Shielfoot falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the PH36 postcode district. The post town for Shielfoot is Acharacle.
Shielfoot is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Inverness |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Shielfoot is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Inverness, and towards the westernmost extremity of Inverness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shielfoot is PH36 4JZ.
Shielfoot is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PH36 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PH36 postcode district.
The post town for Shielfoot is Acharacle. Shielfoot is in the PH36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Acharacle.
The centre of Shielfoot is located at position 56.76373° latitude and -5.82298° longitude.
Latitude | 56.76373° |
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Longitude | -5.82298° |
The centre of Shielfoot is located at the grid reference easting 166453 and northing 770095 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 166453 |
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Northing | 770095 |
Position of Shielfoot relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shielfoot to the centre of the town.
Position of Shielfoot relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shielfoot to the centre of the city.