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Where is Castle Douglas?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Castle Douglas as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Castle Douglas
Map showing location of Castle Douglas within the UK
Location of Castle Douglas within the UK

Which county is Castle Douglas in?

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 CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Castle Douglas in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

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.

Map showing location of Castle Douglas within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Castle Douglas within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Castle Douglas?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Douglas is DG7 9AE.

Where is Castle Douglas in DG5?

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.

Location of Castle Douglas within DG5
Location of Castle Douglas within DG5

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What is the post town for Castle Douglas?

The post town for Castle Douglas is Dalbeattie. Castle Douglas is in the DG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dalbeattie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Castle Douglas?

The centre of Castle Douglas is located at position 54.94105° latitude and -3.92932° longitude.

Latitude54.94105°
Longitude-3.92932°

What is the easting and northing of Castle Douglas?

The centre of Castle Douglas is located at the grid reference easting 276506 and northing 562414 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting276506
Northing562414

What are the nearest towns to Castle Douglas?

Position of Castle Douglas relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Douglas to the centre of the town.

west
4m
Castle Douglas is 4 miles west of Dalbeattie
north-east
9m
Castle Douglas is 9 miles north-east of Kirkcudbright
east
11m
Castle Douglas is 11 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet
south-east
12m
Castle Douglas is 12 miles south-east of New Galloway
south-west
16m
Castle Douglas is 16 miles south-west of Dumfries
east
21m
Castle Douglas is 21 miles east of Wigtown
west
22m
Castle Douglas is 22 miles west of Silloth
east
22m
Castle Douglas is 22 miles east of Newton Stewart
north-west
23m
Castle Douglas is 23 miles north-west of Maryport
south-west
23m
Castle Douglas is 23 miles south-west of Lochmaben

What are the nearest cities to Castle Douglas?

Position of Castle Douglas relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Douglas to the centre of the city.

west
40m
Castle Douglas is 40 miles west of Carlisle
south
65m
Castle Douglas is 65 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
76m
Castle Douglas is 76 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
77m
Castle Douglas is 77 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
80m
Castle Douglas is 80 miles south of Dunfermline
south
81m
Castle Douglas is 81 miles south of Stirling
west
92m
Castle Douglas is 92 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
94m
Castle Douglas is 94 miles west of Durham
north-west
96m
Castle Douglas is 96 miles north-west of Preston
west
101m
Castle Douglas is 101 miles west of Sunderland

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