Beattock is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Moffat, 35 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 46 miles south of Edinburgh, 264 miles north of Cardiff, and 295 miles north-west of London. Beattock lies five miles south-east of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Beattock falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG10 postcode district. The post town for Beattock is Moffat.
Beattock 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 |
Beattock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beattock is DG10 9PQ.
Beattock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG10 postcode district.
The post town for Beattock is Moffat. Beattock is in the DG10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Moffat.
The centre of Beattock is located at position 55.29904° latitude and -3.45081° longitude.
Latitude | 55.29904° |
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Longitude | -3.45081° |
The centre of Beattock is located at the grid reference easting 307984 and northing 601507 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 307984 |
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Northing | 601507 |
Position of Beattock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beattock to the centre of the town.
Position of Beattock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beattock to the centre of the city.