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Where is Loch Head?

Loch Head is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, seven miles south-west of the town of Wigtown, 67 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 97 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 294 miles north-west of London. Loch Head was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Loch Head falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Loch Head is Newton Stewart.

Loch Head on a map

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

Which county is Loch Head in?

Loch Head 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 Loch Head in Wigtown?

Loch Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wigtown.

Map showing location of Loch Head within Wigtown
Location of Loch Head within Wigtown

What is the postcode for Loch Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Loch Head is DG8 9RG.

Where is Loch Head in DG8?

Loch Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Loch Head within DG8
Location of Loch Head within DG8

What is the post town for Loch Head?

The post town for Loch Head is Newton Stewart. Loch Head is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.

What is the latitude and longitude of Loch Head?

The centre of Loch Head is located at position 54.81086° latitude and -4.60379° longitude.

Latitude54.81086°
Longitude-4.60379°

What is the easting and northing of Loch Head?

The centre of Loch Head is located at the grid reference easting 232769 and northing 549331 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting232769
Northing549331

What are the nearest towns to Loch Head?

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

south-west
7m
Loch Head is 7 miles south-west of Wigtown
north-west
9m
Loch Head is 9 miles north-west of Whithorn
south-west
12m
Loch Head is 12 miles south-west of Newton Stewart
west
17m
Loch Head is 17 miles west of Gatehouse of Fleet
south-east
18m
Loch Head is 18 miles south-east of Stranraer
west
22m
Loch Head is 22 miles west of Kirkcudbright
south-west
26m
Loch Head is 26 miles south-west of New Galloway
west
28m
Loch Head is 28 miles west of Castle Douglas
south
31m
Loch Head is 31 miles south of Girvan
west
32m
Loch Head is 32 miles west of Dalbeattie

What are the nearest cities to Loch Head?

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

west
67m
Loch Head is 67 miles west of Carlisle
south
74m
Loch Head is 74 miles south of Glasgow
north-west
90m
Loch Head is 90 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
94m
Loch Head is 94 miles south of Stirling
south-west
97m
Loch Head is 97 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
98m
Loch Head is 98 miles south-west of Dunfermline
north-west
106m
Loch Head is 106 miles north-west of Preston
north
111m
Loch Head is 111 miles north of Bangor
north-west
117m
Loch Head is 117 miles north-west of Liverpool
north
117m
Loch Head is 117 miles north of St Asaph