Dyke is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Forres, 67 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 116 miles north of Edinburgh, 424 miles north of Cardiff, and 444 miles north of London. Dyke lies two miles north-east of the Nairn border, and was historically in the county of Nairn. Dyke falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the IV36 postcode district. The post town for Dyke is Forres.
Dyke is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.
Ceremonial County | Moray |
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Historic County | Nairn |
Administrative County | Moray |
Dyke is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Moray, and towards the westernmost extremity of Moray.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dyke is IV36 2TJ.
Dyke is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV36 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV36 postcode district.
The post town for Dyke is Forres. Dyke is in the IV36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Forres.
The centre of Dyke is located at position 57.60346° latitude and -3.69247° longitude.
Latitude | 57.60346° |
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Longitude | -3.69247° |
The centre of Dyke is located at the grid reference easting 298958 and northing 858312 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 298958 |
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Northing | 858312 |
Position of Dyke relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dyke to the centre of the town.
Position of Dyke relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dyke to the centre of the city.