Hollows is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, four miles south of the town of Langholm, 14 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 60 miles south of Edinburgh, 250 miles north of Cardiff, and 274 miles north-west of London. Hollows lies two miles north of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Hollows falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG14 postcode district. The post town for Hollows is Canonbie.
Hollows is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Hollows is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hollows is DG14 0XD.
Hollows is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG14 postcode district.
The post town for Hollows is Canonbie. Hollows is in the DG14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Canonbie.
The centre of Hollows is located at position 55.09392° latitude and -2.96522° longitude.
Latitude | 55.09392° |
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Longitude | -2.96522° |
The centre of Hollows is located at the grid reference easting 338498 and northing 578147 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 338498 |
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Northing | 578147 |
Position of Hollows relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hollows to the centre of the town.
Position of Hollows relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hollows to the centre of the city.