Achlyness is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 52 miles north-west of the town of Dornoch, 139 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 184 miles north of Edinburgh, 486 miles north of Cardiff, and 515 miles north of London. Achlyness falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Achlyness is Lairg.
Achlyness 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 |
Achlyness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Achlyness is IV27 4RA.
Achlyness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district.
The post town for Achlyness is Lairg. Achlyness is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.
The centre of Achlyness is located at position 58.42563° latitude and -5.00102° longitude.
Latitude | 58.42563° |
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Longitude | -5.00102° |
The centre of Achlyness is located at the grid reference easting 224852 and northing 952500 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 224852 |
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Northing | 952500 |
Position of Achlyness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Achlyness to the centre of the town.
Position of Achlyness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Achlyness to the centre of the city.