Torness is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 12 miles south-west of the city of Inverness, 80 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 105 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 407 miles north of Cardiff, and 436 miles north-west of London. Torness was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Torness falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV2 postcode district. The post town for Torness is Inverness.
Torness is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Inverness |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Torness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Inverness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Inverness.
Torness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV2 postcode district.
The post town for Torness is Inverness. Torness is in the IV2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Inverness.
The centre of Torness is located at position 57.31979° latitude and -4.36539° longitude.
Latitude | 57.31979° |
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Longitude | -4.36539° |
The centre of Torness is located at the grid reference easting 257654 and northing 827946 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 257654 |
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Northing | 827946 |
Position of Torness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Torness to the centre of the town.
Position of Torness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Torness to the centre of the city.