Cairngarroch is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, seven miles south of the town of Stranraer, 79 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 107 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 305 miles north-west of London. Cairngarroch was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Cairngarroch falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Cairngarroch is Stranraer.
Cairngarroch is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Wigtownshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Cairngarroch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cairngarroch is DG9 9EH.
Cairngarroch is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG9 postcode district.
The post town for Cairngarroch is Stranraer. Cairngarroch is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.
The centre of Cairngarroch is located at position 54.80534° latitude and -5.02173° longitude.
Latitude | 54.80534° |
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Longitude | -5.02173° |
The centre of Cairngarroch is located at the grid reference easting 205892 and northing 549795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 205892 |
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Northing | 549795 |
Position of Cairngarroch relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cairngarroch to the centre of the town.
Position of Cairngarroch relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cairngarroch to the centre of the city.