Melness is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 33 miles west of the town of Thurso, 129 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 184 miles north of Edinburgh, 490 miles north of Cardiff, and 514 miles north of London. Melness falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Melness is Lairg.
Melness is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Sutherland |
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Historic County | Sutherland |
Administrative County | Highland |
Melness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melness is IV27 4YS.
Melness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district.
The post town for Melness is Lairg. Melness is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.
The centre of Melness is located at position 58.53203° latitude and -4.43245° longitude.
Latitude | 58.53203° |
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Longitude | -4.43245° |
The centre of Melness is located at the grid reference easting 258473 and northing 963000 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 258473 |
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Northing | 963000 |
Position of Melness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melness to the centre of the town.
Position of Melness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melness to the centre of the city.