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Where is Laid?

Laid is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 44 miles west of the town of Thurso, 134 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 184 miles north of Edinburgh, 488 miles north of Cardiff, and 515 miles north of London. Laid falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Laid is Lairg.

Laid on a map

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

Which county is Laid in?

Laid is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Laid in Sutherland?

Laid is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Laid within Sutherland
Location of Laid within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Laid?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Laid is IV27 4UN.

Where is Laid in IV27?

Laid is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Laid within IV27
Location of Laid within IV27

What is the post town for Laid?

The post town for Laid is Lairg. Laid is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.

What is the latitude and longitude of Laid?

The centre of Laid is located at position 58.48629° latitude and -4.72656° longitude.

Latitude58.48629°
Longitude-4.72656°

What is the easting and northing of Laid?

The centre of Laid is located at the grid reference easting 241148 and northing 958568 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting241148
Northing958568

What are the nearest towns to Laid?

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

west
44m
Laid is 44 miles west of Thurso
north-west
49m
Laid is 49 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
53m
Laid is 53 miles north-west of Tain
north
57m
Laid is 57 miles north of Alness
north
59m
Laid is 59 miles north of Invergordon
west
59m
Laid is 59 miles west of Wick
south-west
61m
Laid is 61 miles south-west of Stromness
north
61m
Laid is 61 miles north of Cromarty
north
63m
Laid is 63 miles north of Dingwall
east
63m
Laid is 63 miles east of Stornoway

What are the nearest cities to Laid?

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

north
72m
Laid is 72 miles north of Inverness
north-west
134m
Laid is 134 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
152m
Laid is 152 miles north of Perth
north-west
155m
Laid is 155 miles north-west of Dundee
north
167m
Laid is 167 miles north of Stirling
north
174m
Laid is 174 miles north of Dunfermline
north
182m
Laid is 182 miles north of Glasgow
north
185m
Laid is 185 miles north of Edinburgh
north
258m
Laid is 258 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
270m
Laid is 270 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne