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Where is Glencoe?

Glencoe is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, ten miles south of the town of Fort William, 66 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 89 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 368 miles north of Cardiff, and 410 miles north-west of London. Glencoe lies four miles north-east of the Argyll and Bute border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Glencoe falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the PH49 postcode district. The post town for Glencoe is Ballachulish.

Glencoe on a map

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

Which county is Glencoe in?

Glencoe is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyInverness
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Glencoe in Inverness?

Glencoe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Inverness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Inverness.

Map showing location of Glencoe within Inverness
Location of Glencoe within Inverness

What is the postcode for Glencoe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Glencoe is PH49 4HJ.

Where is Glencoe in PH49?

Glencoe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PH49 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PH49 postcode district.

Map showing location of Glencoe within PH49
Location of Glencoe within PH49

What is the post town for Glencoe?

The post town for Glencoe is Ballachulish. Glencoe is in the PH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ballachulish.

What is the latitude and longitude of Glencoe?

The centre of Glencoe is located at position 56.68216° latitude and -5.10425° longitude.

Latitude56.68216°
Longitude-5.10425°

What is the easting and northing of Glencoe?

The centre of Glencoe is located at the grid reference easting 209949 and northing 758797 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting209949
Northing758797

What are the nearest towns to Glencoe?

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

south
10m
Glencoe is 10 miles south of Fort William
north-east
23m
Glencoe is 23 miles north-east of Oban
north
31m
Glencoe is 31 miles north of Inveraray
east
37m
Glencoe is 37 miles east of Tobermory
north-west
46m
Glencoe is 46 miles north-west of Callander
north
46m
Glencoe is 46 miles north of Lochgilphead
west
47m
Glencoe is 47 miles west of Aberfeldy
south-west
48m
Glencoe is 48 miles south-west of Kingussie
north
49m
Glencoe is 49 miles north of Helensburgh
north
51m
Glencoe is 51 miles north of Dunoon

What are the nearest cities to Glencoe?

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

north-west
60m
Glencoe is 60 miles north-west of Stirling
south-west
64m
Glencoe is 64 miles south-west of Inverness
north-west
66m
Glencoe is 66 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
67m
Glencoe is 67 miles west of Perth
north-west
76m
Glencoe is 76 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
83m
Glencoe is 83 miles west of Dundee
north-west
89m
Glencoe is 89 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
118m
Glencoe is 118 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
150m
Glencoe is 150 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
180m
Glencoe is 180 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne