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 is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Inverness |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Glencoe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Inverness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Inverness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glencoe is PH49 4HJ.
Glencoe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PH49 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PH49 postcode district.
The post town for Glencoe is Ballachulish. Glencoe is in the PH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ballachulish.
The centre of Glencoe is located at position 56.68216° latitude and -5.10425° longitude.
Latitude | 56.68216° |
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Longitude | -5.10425° |
The centre of Glencoe is located at the grid reference easting 209949 and northing 758797 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 209949 |
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Northing | 758797 |
Position of Glencoe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glencoe to the centre of the town.
Position of Glencoe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glencoe to the centre of the city.