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Where is Culkein?

Culkein is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 38 miles east of the town of Stornoway, 142 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 476 miles north of Cardiff, and 509 miles north-west of London. Culkein falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Culkein is Lairg.

Culkein on a map

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

Which county is Culkein in?

Culkein 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 Culkein in Sutherland?

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

Map showing location of Culkein within Sutherland
Location of Culkein within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Culkein?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Culkein is IV27 4JG.

Where is Culkein in IV27?

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

Map showing location of Culkein within IV27
Location of Culkein within IV27

What is the post town for Culkein?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Culkein?

The centre of Culkein is located at position 58.2429° latitude and -5.34505° longitude.

Latitude58.2429°
Longitude-5.34505°

What is the easting and northing of Culkein?

The centre of Culkein is located at the grid reference easting 203761 and northing 933118 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting203761
Northing933118

What are the nearest towns to Culkein?

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

east
38m
Culkein is 38 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
54m
Culkein is 54 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
55m
Culkein is 55 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
56m
Culkein is 56 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
56m
Culkein is 56 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
58m
Culkein is 58 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
62m
Culkein is 62 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
64m
Culkein is 64 miles north-west of Fortrose
west
71m
Culkein is 71 miles west of Thurso
north-west
71m
Culkein is 71 miles north-west of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Culkein?

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

north-west
67m
Culkein is 67 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
142m
Culkein is 142 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
146m
Culkein is 146 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
152m
Culkein is 152 miles north-west of Dundee
north
156m
Culkein is 156 miles north of Stirling
north-west
166m
Culkein is 166 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north
170m
Culkein is 170 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
178m
Culkein is 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north
249m
Culkein is 249 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
267m
Culkein is 267 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne