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Where is Barr?

Barr is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, six miles south-east of the town of Girvan, 49 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 79 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 266 miles north of Cardiff, and 318 miles north-west of London. Barr lies six miles north of the Wigtown border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Barr falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA26 postcode district. The post town for Barr is Girvan.

Barr on a map

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

Which county is Barr in?

Barr is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountySouth Ayrshire

Where is Barr in Ayrshire and Arran?

Barr is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Barr within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Barr within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Barr?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barr is KA26 9TS.

Where is Barr in KA26?

Barr is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA26 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barr within KA26
Location of Barr within KA26

What is the post town for Barr?

The post town for Barr is Girvan. Barr is in the KA26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Girvan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barr?

The centre of Barr is located at position 55.21044° latitude and -4.7131° longitude.

Latitude55.21044°
Longitude-4.7131°

What is the easting and northing of Barr?

The centre of Barr is located at the grid reference easting 227472 and northing 594047 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting227472
Northing594047

What are the nearest towns to Barr?

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

south-east
6m
Barr is 6 miles south-east of Girvan
south
10m
Barr is 10 miles south of Maybole
south
17m
Barr is 17 miles south of Ayr
north-west
19m
Barr is 19 miles north-west of Newton Stewart
south
20m
Barr is 20 miles south of Prestwick
south
23m
Barr is 23 miles south of Troon
south-west
24m
Barr is 24 miles south-west of Cumnock
south-west
25m
Barr is 25 miles south-west of New Cumnock
north-west
25m
Barr is 25 miles north-west of New Galloway
north-east
25m
Barr is 25 miles north-east of Stranraer

What are the nearest cities to Barr?

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

south-west
49m
Barr is 49 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
70m
Barr is 70 miles south-west of Stirling
west
74m
Barr is 74 miles west of Carlisle
south-west
77m
Barr is 77 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
79m
Barr is 79 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
96m
Barr is 96 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
110m
Barr is 110 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
111m
Barr is 111 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
124m
Barr is 124 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
128m
Barr is 128 miles west of Durham