Castle Kennedy is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Stranraer, 72 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 100 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 248 miles north of Cardiff, and 308 miles north-west of London. Castle Kennedy was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Castle Kennedy falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Castle Kennedy is Stranraer.
Castle Kennedy 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 |
Castle Kennedy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Kennedy is DG9 8SG.
Castle Kennedy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district.
The post town for Castle Kennedy is Stranraer. Castle Kennedy is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.
The centre of Castle Kennedy is located at position 54.9022° latitude and -4.94347° longitude.
Latitude | 54.9022° |
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Longitude | -4.94347° |
The centre of Castle Kennedy is located at the grid reference easting 211373 and northing 560354 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 211373 |
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Northing | 560354 |
Position of Castle Kennedy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Kennedy to the centre of the town.
Position of Castle Kennedy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Kennedy to the centre of the city.