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Where is Borrowston?

Borrowston is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 16 miles north-west of the town of Stornoway, 190 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 211 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 492 miles north of Cardiff, and 537 miles north-west of London. Borrowston was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Borrowston falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Borrowston is Isle of Lewis.

Borrowston on a map

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

Which county is Borrowston in?

Borrowston 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 Borrowston in Western Isles?

Borrowston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Western Isles.

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

What is the postcode for Borrowston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Borrowston is HS2 9AP.

Where is Borrowston in HS2?

Borrowston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Borrowston within HS2
Location of Borrowston within HS2

What is the post town for Borrowston?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Borrowston?

The centre of Borrowston is located at position 58.28132° latitude and -6.79213° longitude.

Latitude58.28132°
Longitude-6.79213°

What is the easting and northing of Borrowston?

The centre of Borrowston is located at the grid reference easting 119204 and northing 942522 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting119204
Northing942522

What are the nearest towns to Borrowston?

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

north-west
16m
Borrowston is 16 miles north-west of Stornoway
north-west
99m
Borrowston is 99 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
102m
Borrowston is 102 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
105m
Borrowston is 105 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
105m
Borrowston is 105 miles west of Dornoch
west
106m
Borrowston is 106 miles west of Tain
north-west
109m
Borrowston is 109 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
110m
Borrowston is 110 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
118m
Borrowston is 118 miles north-west of Nairn
north
118m
Borrowston is 118 miles north of Tobermory

What are the nearest cities to Borrowston?

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

north-west
110m
Borrowston is 110 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
181m
Borrowston is 181 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
184m
Borrowston is 184 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
191m
Borrowston is 191 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
191m
Borrowston is 191 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
193m
Borrowston is 193 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
198m
Borrowston is 198 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
211m
Borrowston is 211 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
277m
Borrowston is 277 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
302m
Borrowston is 302 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne