Castle Douglas is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Dalbeattie, 40 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 241 miles north of Cardiff, and 284 miles north-west of London. Castle Douglas was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Castle Douglas falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG5 postcode district. The post town for Castle Douglas is Dalbeattie.
Castle Douglas 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 |
Castle Douglas is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Douglas is DG7 9AE.
Castle Douglas is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG5 postcode district.
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The post town for Castle Douglas is Dalbeattie. Castle Douglas is in the DG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dalbeattie.
The centre of Castle Douglas is located at position 54.94105° latitude and -3.92932° longitude.
Latitude | 54.94105° |
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Longitude | -3.92932° |
The centre of Castle Douglas is located at the grid reference easting 276506 and northing 562414 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 276506 |
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Northing | 562414 |
Position of Castle Douglas relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Douglas to the centre of the town.
Position of Castle Douglas relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Douglas to the centre of the city.