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Where is Swordale?

Swordale is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Stornoway, 171 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 481 miles north of Cardiff, and 522 miles north-west of London. Swordale was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Swordale falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Swordale is Isle of Lewis.

Swordale on a map

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

Which county is Swordale in?

Swordale is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Swordale in Western Isles?

Swordale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and towards the easternmost extremity of Western Isles.

Map showing location of Swordale within Western Isles
Location of Swordale within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Swordale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Swordale is HS2 0BP.

Where is Swordale in HS2?

Swordale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Swordale within HS2
Location of Swordale within HS2

What is the post town for Swordale?

The post town for Swordale is Isle of Lewis. Swordale is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Swordale?

The centre of Swordale is located at position 58.19887° latitude and -6.26353° longitude.

Latitude58.19887°
Longitude-6.26353°

What is the easting and northing of Swordale?

The centre of Swordale is located at the grid reference easting 149580 and northing 931269 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting149580
Northing931269

What are the nearest towns to Swordale?

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

east
5m
Swordale is 5 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
80m
Swordale is 80 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
82m
Swordale is 82 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
85m
Swordale is 85 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
85m
Swordale is 85 miles west of Dornoch
west
86m
Swordale is 86 miles west of Tain
north-west
89m
Swordale is 89 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
90m
Swordale is 90 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
98m
Swordale is 98 miles north-west of Nairn
west
103m
Swordale is 103 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Swordale?

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

north-west
90m
Swordale is 90 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
164m
Swordale is 164 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
169m
Swordale is 169 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
171m
Swordale is 171 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
172m
Swordale is 172 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
179m
Swordale is 179 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
181m
Swordale is 181 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
194m
Swordale is 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
262m
Swordale is 262 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
285m
Swordale is 285 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne