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Where is Auchencairn?

Auchencairn is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, six miles south of the town of Dalbeattie, 38 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 81 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 278 miles north-west of London. Auchencairn was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Auchencairn falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG7 postcode district. The post town for Auchencairn is Castle Douglas.

Auchencairn on a map

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

Which county is Auchencairn in?

Auchencairn is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Auchencairn in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Auchencairn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

Map showing location of Auchencairn within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Auchencairn within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Auchencairn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Auchencairn is DG7 1QT.

Where is Auchencairn in DG7?

Auchencairn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Auchencairn within DG7
Location of Auchencairn within DG7

What is the post town for Auchencairn?

The post town for Auchencairn is Castle Douglas. Auchencairn is in the DG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Castle Douglas.

What is the latitude and longitude of Auchencairn?

The centre of Auchencairn is located at position 54.84311° latitude and -3.87262° longitude.

Latitude54.84311°
Longitude-3.87262°

What is the easting and northing of Auchencairn?

The centre of Auchencairn is located at the grid reference easting 279846 and northing 551417 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting279846
Northing551417

What are the nearest towns to Auchencairn?

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

south
6m
Auchencairn is 6 miles south of Dalbeattie
east
7m
Auchencairn is 7 miles east of Kirkcudbright
south
7m
Auchencairn is 7 miles south of Castle Douglas
east
13m
Auchencairn is 13 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet
north-west
17m
Auchencairn is 17 miles north-west of Maryport
south-west
19m
Auchencairn is 19 miles south-west of Dumfries
north-west
19m
Auchencairn is 19 miles north-west of Workington
south-east
19m
Auchencairn is 19 miles south-east of New Galloway
west
19m
Auchencairn is 19 miles west of Silloth
west
22m
Auchencairn is 22 miles west of Aspatria

What are the nearest cities to Auchencairn?

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

west
38m
Auchencairn is 38 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
70m
Auchencairn is 70 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
72m
Auchencairn is 72 miles south of Glasgow
south
81m
Auchencairn is 81 miles south of Edinburgh
south
86m
Auchencairn is 86 miles south of Dunfermline
south
88m
Auchencairn is 88 miles south of Stirling
north-west
89m
Auchencairn is 89 miles north-west of Preston
west
91m
Auchencairn is 91 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
92m
Auchencairn is 92 miles west of Durham
west
99m
Auchencairn is 99 miles west of Sunderland