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 is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Merkadale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Merkadale is IV47 8ST.
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.
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.
The centre of Merkadale is located at position 57.29509° latitude and -6.33388° longitude.
Latitude | 57.29509° |
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Longitude | -6.33388° |
The centre of Merkadale is located at the grid reference easting 139008 and northing 831037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 139008 |
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Northing | 831037 |
Position of Merkadale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Merkadale to the centre of the town.
Position of Merkadale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Merkadale to the centre of the city.