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Where is Douglastown?

Douglastown is located in the county of Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of the town of Forfar, 11 miles north of the major city of Dundee, 47 miles north of Edinburgh, 355 miles north of Cardiff, and 371 miles north of London. Douglastown lies five miles east of the Perth and Kinross border. Douglastown falls within the unitary authority of Angus. It is in the DD8 postcode district.

Douglastown on a map

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

Which county is Douglastown in?

Douglastown is in the ceremonial county of Angus, the historic county of Angus, and the administrative county of Angus.

Ceremonial CountyAngus
Historic CountyAngus
Administrative CountyAngus

Where is Douglastown in Angus?

Douglastown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Angus, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Angus.

Map showing location of Douglastown within Angus
Location of Douglastown within Angus

What is the postcode for Douglastown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Douglastown is DD8 1TL.

Where is Douglastown in DD8?

Douglastown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DD8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Douglastown within DD8
Location of Douglastown within DD8

What is the latitude and longitude of Douglastown?

The centre of Douglastown is located at position 56.61406° latitude and -2.95163° longitude.

Latitude56.61406°
Longitude-2.95163°

What is the easting and northing of Douglastown?

The centre of Douglastown is located at the grid reference easting 341692 and northing 747315 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341692
Northing747315

What are the nearest towns to Douglastown?

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

south-west
3m
Douglastown is 3 miles south-west of Forfar
south-east
5m
Douglastown is 5 miles south-east of Kirriemuir
north-west
10m
Douglastown is 10 miles north-west of Monifieth
north
11m
Douglastown is 11 miles north of Broughty Ferry
east
11m
Douglastown is 11 miles east of Alyth
north
12m
Douglastown is 12 miles north of Tayport
north
12m
Douglastown is 12 miles north of Newport-on-Tay
north-west
12m
Douglastown is 12 miles north-west of Carnoustie
east
13m
Douglastown is 13 miles east of Coupar Angus
south-west
14m
Douglastown is 14 miles south-west of Brechin

What are the nearest cities to Douglastown?

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

north
11m
Douglastown is 11 miles north of Dundee
north-east
24m
Douglastown is 24 miles north-east of Perth
north-east
42m
Douglastown is 42 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
47m
Douglastown is 47 miles north of Edinburgh
south-west
49m
Douglastown is 49 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
51m
Douglastown is 51 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
72m
Douglastown is 72 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-east
77m
Douglastown is 77 miles south-east of Inverness
north
119m
Douglastown is 119 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
125m
Douglastown is 125 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne