Achranich is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 13 miles east of the town of Tobermory, 75 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 107 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 367 miles north of Cardiff, and 417 miles north-west of London. Achranich lies four miles north of the Argyll and Bute border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Achranich falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the PA80 postcode district. The post town for Achranich is Oban.
Achranich 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 |
Achranich is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Inverness, and towards the westernmost extremity of Inverness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Achranich is PA80 5UZ.
Achranich is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA80 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA80 postcode district.
The post town for Achranich is Oban. Achranich is in the PA80 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oban.
The centre of Achranich is located at position 56.56201° latitude and -5.74117° longitude.
Latitude | 56.56201° |
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Longitude | -5.74117° |
The centre of Achranich is located at the grid reference easting 170225 and northing 747383 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 170225 |
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Northing | 747383 |
Position of Achranich relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Achranich to the centre of the town.
Position of Achranich relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Achranich to the centre of the city.