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Where is Balvraid?

Balvraid is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, four miles north-west of the town of Dornoch, 92 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 141 miles north of Edinburgh, 447 miles north of Cardiff, and 471 miles north of London. Balvraid lies six miles north-east of the Ross and Cromarty border. Balvraid falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV25 postcode district. The post town for Balvraid is Dornoch.

Balvraid on a map

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

Which county is Balvraid in?

Balvraid is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Balvraid in Sutherland?

Balvraid is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Balvraid within Sutherland
Location of Balvraid within Sutherland

Where is Balvraid in IV25?

Balvraid is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV25 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Balvraid within IV25
Location of Balvraid within IV25

What is the post town for Balvraid?

The post town for Balvraid is Dornoch. Balvraid is in the IV25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dornoch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Balvraid?

The centre of Balvraid is located at position 57.92661° latitude and -4.09585° longitude.

Latitude57.92661°
Longitude-4.09585°

What is the easting and northing of Balvraid?

The centre of Balvraid is located at the grid reference easting 275970 and northing 894952 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting275970
Northing894952

What are the nearest towns to Balvraid?

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

north-west
4m
Balvraid is 4 miles north-west of Dornoch
north
8m
Balvraid is 8 miles north of Tain
north
17m
Balvraid is 17 miles north of Invergordon
north
17m
Balvraid is 17 miles north of Alness
north
17m
Balvraid is 17 miles north of Cromarty
north
24m
Balvraid is 24 miles north of Fortrose
north
25m
Balvraid is 25 miles north of Nairn
north-east
26m
Balvraid is 26 miles north-east of Dingwall
north-west
27m
Balvraid is 27 miles north-west of Burghead
north-west
28m
Balvraid is 28 miles north-west of Forres

What are the nearest cities to Balvraid?

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

north
31m
Balvraid is 31 miles north of Inverness
north-west
92m
Balvraid is 92 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
109m
Balvraid is 109 miles north of Perth
north
110m
Balvraid is 110 miles north of Dundee
north
125m
Balvraid is 125 miles north of Stirling
north
131m
Balvraid is 131 miles north of Dunfermline
north
141m
Balvraid is 141 miles north of Edinburgh
north
143m
Balvraid is 143 miles north of Glasgow
north
215m
Balvraid is 215 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
225m
Balvraid is 225 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne