Forsinard is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 21 miles south-west of the town of Thurso, 107 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 169 miles north of Edinburgh, 477 miles north of Cardiff, and 496 miles north of London. Forsinard lies three miles west of the Caithness border. Forsinard falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW13 postcode district. The post town for Forsinard is Forsinard.
Forsinard is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Sutherland |
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Historic County | Sutherland |
Administrative County | Highland |
Forsinard is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.
Forsinard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW13 postcode district.
The post town for Forsinard is Forsinard. Forsinard is in the KW13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Forsinard.
The centre of Forsinard is located at position 58.35935° latitude and -3.89568° longitude.
Latitude | 58.35935° |
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Longitude | -3.89568° |
The centre of Forsinard is located at the grid reference easting 289178 and northing 942771 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 289178 |
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Northing | 942771 |
Position of Forsinard relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forsinard to the centre of the town.
Position of Forsinard relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forsinard to the centre of the city.