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Where is Rockcliffe?

Rockcliffe is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Dalbeattie, 34 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 79 miles south of Edinburgh, 235 miles north of Cardiff, and 277 miles north-west of London. Rockcliffe lies four miles south-west of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Rockcliffe falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG5 postcode district. The post town for Rockcliffe is Dalbeattie.

Rockcliffe on a map

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

Which county is Rockcliffe in?

Rockcliffe 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 Rockcliffe in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Rockcliffe 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 Rockcliffe within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Rockcliffe within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Rockcliffe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rockcliffe is DG5 4QH.

Where is Rockcliffe in DG5?

Rockcliffe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rockcliffe within DG5
Location of Rockcliffe within DG5

What is the post town for Rockcliffe?

The post town for Rockcliffe is Dalbeattie. Rockcliffe is in the DG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dalbeattie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rockcliffe?

The centre of Rockcliffe is located at position 54.8644° latitude and -3.79298° longitude.

Latitude54.8644°
Longitude-3.79298°

What is the easting and northing of Rockcliffe?

The centre of Rockcliffe is located at the grid reference easting 285020 and northing 553653 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting285020
Northing553653

What are the nearest towns to Rockcliffe?

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

south
5m
Rockcliffe is 5 miles south of Dalbeattie
south-east
8m
Rockcliffe is 8 miles south-east of Castle Douglas
east
10m
Rockcliffe is 10 miles east of Kirkcudbright
north-west
16m
Rockcliffe is 16 miles north-west of Maryport
east
16m
Rockcliffe is 16 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet
south-west
16m
Rockcliffe is 16 miles south-west of Dumfries
west
16m
Rockcliffe is 16 miles west of Silloth
north-west
18m
Rockcliffe is 18 miles north-west of Workington
west
20m
Rockcliffe is 20 miles west of Aspatria
south-east
20m
Rockcliffe is 20 miles south-east of New Galloway

What are the nearest cities to Rockcliffe?

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

west
34m
Rockcliffe is 34 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
69m
Rockcliffe is 69 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
71m
Rockcliffe is 71 miles south of Glasgow
south
79m
Rockcliffe is 79 miles south of Edinburgh
south
84m
Rockcliffe is 84 miles south of Dunfermline
south
87m
Rockcliffe is 87 miles south of Stirling
west
87m
Rockcliffe is 87 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
88m
Rockcliffe is 88 miles north-west of Preston
west
88m
Rockcliffe is 88 miles west of Durham
west
96m
Rockcliffe is 96 miles west of Sunderland