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Where is Shawbost?

Shawbost is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 14 miles north-west of the town of Stornoway, 188 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 211 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 494 miles north of Cardiff, and 538 miles north-west of London. Shawbost was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Shawbost falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Shawbost is Isle of Lewis.

Shawbost on a map

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

Which county is Shawbost in?

Shawbost is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Shawbost in Western Isles?

Shawbost is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and towards the easternmost extremity of Western Isles.

Map showing location of Shawbost within Western Isles
Location of Shawbost within Western Isles

Where is Shawbost in HS2?

Shawbost is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shawbost within HS2
Location of Shawbost within HS2

What is the post town for Shawbost?

The post town for Shawbost is Isle of Lewis. Shawbost is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shawbost?

The centre of Shawbost is located at position 58.33198° latitude and -6.6823° longitude.

Latitude58.33198°
Longitude-6.6823°

What is the easting and northing of Shawbost?

The centre of Shawbost is located at the grid reference easting 126028 and northing 947702 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting126028
Northing947702

What are the nearest towns to Shawbost?

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

north-west
14m
Shawbost is 14 miles north-west of Stornoway
north-west
97m
Shawbost is 97 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
100m
Shawbost is 100 miles north-west of Alness
west
102m
Shawbost is 102 miles west of Dornoch
north-west
103m
Shawbost is 103 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
103m
Shawbost is 103 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
107m
Shawbost is 107 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
107m
Shawbost is 107 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
116m
Shawbost is 116 miles north-west of Nairn
west
116m
Shawbost is 116 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Shawbost?

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

north-west
108m
Shawbost is 108 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
181m
Shawbost is 181 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
185m
Shawbost is 185 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
188m
Shawbost is 188 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
190m
Shawbost is 190 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
194m
Shawbost is 194 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
198m
Shawbost is 198 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
211m
Shawbost is 211 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
278m
Shawbost is 278 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
302m
Shawbost is 302 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne