Urquhart is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, four miles east of the town of Elgin, 54 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 117 miles north of Edinburgh, 427 miles north of Cardiff, and 441 miles north of London. Urquhart lies five miles north-west of the Banffshire border, and was historically in the county of Nairn. Urquhart falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the IV30 postcode district. The post town for Urquhart is Elgin.
Urquhart is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.
Ceremonial County | Moray |
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Historic County | Nairn |
Administrative County | Moray |
Urquhart is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Moray, and towards the easternmost extremity of Moray.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Urquhart is IV30 8LG.
Urquhart is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV30 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV30 postcode district.
The post town for Urquhart is Elgin. Urquhart is in the IV30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Elgin.
The centre of Urquhart is located at position 57.64829° latitude and -3.19848° longitude.
Latitude | 57.64829° |
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Longitude | -3.19848° |
The centre of Urquhart is located at the grid reference easting 328565 and northing 862673 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 328565 |
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Northing | 862673 |
Position of Urquhart relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Urquhart to the centre of the town.
Position of Urquhart relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Urquhart to the centre of the city.