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Where is Cairnryan?

Cairnryan is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, four miles north of the town of Stranraer, 69 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 99 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 253 miles north of Cardiff, and 313 miles north-west of London. Cairnryan lies two miles south-west of the Ayrshire and Arran border, and was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Cairnryan falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Cairnryan is Stranraer.

Cairnryan on a map

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

Which county is Cairnryan in?

Cairnryan is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyWigtown
Historic CountyWigtownshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Cairnryan in Wigtown?

Cairnryan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.

Map showing location of Cairnryan within Wigtown
Location of Cairnryan within Wigtown

What is the postcode for Cairnryan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cairnryan is DG9 8RD.

Where is Cairnryan in DG9?

Cairnryan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cairnryan within DG9
Location of Cairnryan within DG9

What is the post town for Cairnryan?

The post town for Cairnryan is Stranraer. Cairnryan is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cairnryan?

The centre of Cairnryan is located at position 54.96818° latitude and -5.0165° longitude.

Latitude54.96818°
Longitude-5.0165°

What is the easting and northing of Cairnryan?

The centre of Cairnryan is located at the grid reference easting 207009 and northing 567893 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting207009
Northing567893

What are the nearest towns to Cairnryan?

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

north
4m
Cairnryan is 4 miles north of Stranraer
south
20m
Cairnryan is 20 miles south of Girvan
west
21m
Cairnryan is 21 miles west of Newton Stewart
west
24m
Cairnryan is 24 miles west of Wigtown
north-west
29m
Cairnryan is 29 miles north-west of Whithorn
south-west
30m
Cairnryan is 30 miles south-west of Maybole
west
34m
Cairnryan is 34 miles west of Gatehouse of Fleet
west
36m
Cairnryan is 36 miles west of New Galloway
south-west
37m
Cairnryan is 37 miles south-west of Ayr
south-east
39m
Cairnryan is 39 miles south-east of Campbeltown

What are the nearest cities to Cairnryan?

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

south-west
69m
Cairnryan is 69 miles south-west of Glasgow
west
83m
Cairnryan is 83 miles west of Carlisle
south-west
90m
Cairnryan is 90 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
98m
Cairnryan is 98 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
99m
Cairnryan is 99 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
109m
Cairnryan is 109 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
116m
Cairnryan is 116 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
125m
Cairnryan is 125 miles north-west of Preston
north
126m
Cairnryan is 126 miles north of Bangor
south-west
130m
Cairnryan is 130 miles south-west of Dundee