Fortrie is located in the county of Banffshire, Scotland, five miles south-west of the town of Turriff, 30 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 109 miles north of Edinburgh, 417 miles north of Cardiff, and 425 miles north of London. Fortrie lies roughly one mile north of the Aberdeenshire border. Fortrie falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB53 postcode district. The post town for Fortrie is Turriff.
Fortrie is in the ceremonial county of Banffshire, the historic county of Banffshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Banffshire |
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Historic County | Banffshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Fortrie is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Banffshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Banffshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fortrie is AB53 4HH.
Fortrie is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB53 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AB53 postcode district.
The post town for Fortrie is Turriff. Fortrie is in the AB53 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Turriff.
The centre of Fortrie is located at position 57.49446° latitude and -2.56399° longitude.
Latitude | 57.49446° |
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Longitude | -2.56399° |
The centre of Fortrie is located at the grid reference easting 366293 and northing 845056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 366293 |
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Northing | 845056 |
Position of Fortrie relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fortrie to the centre of the town.
Position of Fortrie relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fortrie to the centre of the city.