Killen is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Fortrose, 85 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 120 miles north of Edinburgh, 425 miles north of Cardiff, and 451 miles north of London. Killen lies five miles north-east of the Inverness border. Killen falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV9 postcode district. The post town for Killen is Avoch.
Killen is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Ross and Cromarty |
Administrative County | Highland |
Killen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Killen is IV9 8RH.
Killen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV9 postcode district.
The post town for Killen is Avoch. Killen is in the IV9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Avoch.
The centre of Killen is located at position 57.59289° latitude and -4.21575° longitude.
Latitude | 57.59289° |
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Longitude | -4.21575° |
The centre of Killen is located at the grid reference easting 267655 and northing 858037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 267655 |
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Northing | 858037 |
Position of Killen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Killen to the centre of the town.
Position of Killen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Killen to the centre of the city.