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Where is Brae?

Brae is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 24 miles west of the town of Dornoch, 111 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 150 miles north of Edinburgh, 453 miles north of Cardiff, and 481 miles north of London. Brae falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Brae is Lairg.

Brae on a map

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

Which county is Brae in?

Brae 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 Brae in Sutherland?

Brae is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Sutherland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Brae within Sutherland
Location of Brae within Sutherland

Where is Brae in IV27?

Brae is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district.

Location of Brae within IV27
Location of Brae within IV27

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What is the post town for Brae?

The post town for Brae is Lairg. Brae is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.

What is the latitude and longitude of Brae?

The centre of Brae is located at position 57.96964° latitude and -4.64843° longitude.

Latitude57.96964°
Longitude-4.64843°

What is the easting and northing of Brae?

The centre of Brae is located at the grid reference easting 243440 and northing 900889 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting243440
Northing900889

What are the nearest towns to Brae?

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

west
24m
Brae is 24 miles west of Dornoch
north-west
24m
Brae is 24 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
24m
Brae is 24 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
26m
Brae is 26 miles north-west of Invergordon
north
27m
Brae is 27 miles north of Dingwall
north-west
30m
Brae is 30 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
33m
Brae is 33 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
39m
Brae is 39 miles north-west of Nairn
north-west
46m
Brae is 46 miles north-west of Forres
north-west
47m
Brae is 47 miles north-west of Burghead

What are the nearest cities to Brae?

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

north-west
37m
Brae is 37 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
111m
Brae is 111 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
118m
Brae is 118 miles north of Perth
north-west
122m
Brae is 122 miles north-west of Dundee
north
131m
Brae is 131 miles north of Stirling
north
139m
Brae is 139 miles north of Dunfermline
north
147m
Brae is 147 miles north of Glasgow
north
150m
Brae is 150 miles north of Edinburgh
north
223m
Brae is 223 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
237m
Brae is 237 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne