Dunnet is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, six miles east of the town of Thurso, 112 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 185 miles north of Edinburgh, 494 miles north of Cardiff, and 508 miles north of London. Dunnet falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Dunnet is Thurso.
Dunnet is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Dunnet is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunnet is KW14 8YD.
Dunnet is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district.
The post town for Dunnet is Thurso. Dunnet is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Dunnet is located at position 58.62373° latitude and -3.35254° longitude.
Latitude | 58.62373° |
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Longitude | -3.35254° |
The centre of Dunnet is located at the grid reference easting 321548 and northing 971437 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 321548 |
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Northing | 971437 |
Position of Dunnet relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunnet to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunnet relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunnet to the centre of the city.