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Where is Merkadale?

Merkadale is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 48 miles north of the town of Tobermory, 127 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 152 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 422 miles north of Cardiff, and 471 miles north-west of London. Merkadale was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Merkadale falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV47 postcode district. The post town for Merkadale is Isle of Skye.

Merkadale on a map

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

Which county is Merkadale in?

Merkadale is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Merkadale in Ross and Cromarty?

Merkadale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Merkadale within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Merkadale within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Merkadale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merkadale is IV47 8ST.

Where is Merkadale in IV47?

Merkadale is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV47 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV47 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merkadale within IV47
Location of Merkadale within IV47

What is the post town for Merkadale?

The post town for Merkadale is Isle of Skye. Merkadale is in the IV47 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Skye.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merkadale?

The centre of Merkadale is located at position 57.29509° latitude and -6.33388° longitude.

Latitude57.29509°
Longitude-6.33388°

What is the easting and northing of Merkadale?

The centre of Merkadale is located at the grid reference easting 139008 and northing 831037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting139008
Northing831037

What are the nearest towns to Merkadale?

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

north
48m
Merkadale is 48 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
57m
Merkadale is 57 miles north-west of Fort William
south
63m
Merkadale is 63 miles south of Stornoway
north-west
69m
Merkadale is 69 miles north-west of Oban
west
74m
Merkadale is 74 miles west of Dingwall
west
82m
Merkadale is 82 miles west of Alness
west
85m
Merkadale is 85 miles west of Fortrose
west
85m
Merkadale is 85 miles west of Invergordon
west
87m
Merkadale is 87 miles west of Kingussie
north-west
88m
Merkadale is 88 miles north-west of Inveraray

What are the nearest cities to Merkadale?

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

west
80m
Merkadale is 80 miles west of Inverness
north-west
123m
Merkadale is 123 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
126m
Merkadale is 126 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
127m
Merkadale is 127 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
138m
Merkadale is 138 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
140m
Merkadale is 140 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
152m
Merkadale is 152 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
159m
Merkadale is 159 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
212m
Merkadale is 212 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
243m
Merkadale is 243 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne