Barr is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, six miles south-east of the town of Girvan, 49 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 79 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 266 miles north of Cardiff, and 318 miles north-west of London. Barr lies six miles north of the Wigtown border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Barr falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA26 postcode district. The post town for Barr is Girvan.
Barr is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Ayrshire |
Administrative County | South Ayrshire |
Barr is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barr is KA26 9TS.
Barr is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA26 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA26 postcode district.
The post town for Barr is Girvan. Barr is in the KA26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Girvan.
The centre of Barr is located at position 55.21044° latitude and -4.7131° longitude.
Latitude | 55.21044° |
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Longitude | -4.7131° |
The centre of Barr is located at the grid reference easting 227472 and northing 594047 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 227472 |
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Northing | 594047 |
Position of Barr relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barr to the centre of the town.
Position of Barr relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barr to the centre of the city.