Auchencairn is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, six miles south of the town of Dalbeattie, 38 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 81 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 278 miles north-west of London. Auchencairn was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Auchencairn falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG7 postcode district. The post town for Auchencairn is Castle Douglas.
Auchencairn is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Auchencairn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Auchencairn is DG7 1QT.
Auchencairn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district.
The post town for Auchencairn is Castle Douglas. Auchencairn is in the DG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Castle Douglas.
The centre of Auchencairn is located at position 54.84311° latitude and -3.87262° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84311° |
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Longitude | -3.87262° |
The centre of Auchencairn is located at the grid reference easting 279846 and northing 551417 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 279846 |
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Northing | 551417 |
Position of Auchencairn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Auchencairn to the centre of the town.
Position of Auchencairn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Auchencairn to the centre of the city.