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Where is Barvas?

Barvas is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 12 miles north-west of the town of Stornoway, 184 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 209 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 494 miles north of Cardiff, and 537 miles north-west of London. Barvas was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Barvas falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Barvas is Isle of Lewis.

Barvas on a map

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

Which county is Barvas in?

Barvas 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 Barvas in Western Isles?

Barvas 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 Barvas within Western Isles
Location of Barvas within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Barvas?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barvas is HS2 0QR.

Where is Barvas in HS2?

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

Map showing location of Barvas within HS2
Location of Barvas within HS2

What is the post town for Barvas?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Barvas?

The centre of Barvas is located at position 58.36092° latitude and -6.5338° longitude.

Latitude58.36092°
Longitude-6.5338°

What is the easting and northing of Barvas?

The centre of Barvas is located at the grid reference easting 134929 and northing 950324 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting134929
Northing950324

What are the nearest towns to Barvas?

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

north-west
12m
Barvas is 12 miles north-west of Stornoway
north-west
94m
Barvas is 94 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
96m
Barvas is 96 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
98m
Barvas is 98 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
99m
Barvas is 99 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
99m
Barvas is 99 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
103m
Barvas is 103 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
104m
Barvas is 104 miles north-west of Fortrose
west
110m
Barvas is 110 miles west of Thurso
north-west
112m
Barvas is 112 miles north-west of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Barvas?

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

north-west
105m
Barvas is 105 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
179m
Barvas is 179 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
183m
Barvas is 183 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
184m
Barvas is 184 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
187m
Barvas is 187 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
193m
Barvas is 193 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
196m
Barvas is 196 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
209m
Barvas is 209 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
276m
Barvas is 276 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
300m
Barvas is 300 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne