Dunbar is located in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, six miles east of the town of East Linton, 36 miles south-east of the major city of Dundee, 26 miles east of Edinburgh, 314 miles north of Cardiff, and 325 miles north of London. Dunbar lies six miles north of the Berwickshire border. Dunbar falls within the unitary authority of East Lothian. It is in the EH42 postcode district. The post town for Dunbar is Dunbar.
Dunbar is in the ceremonial county of East Lothian, the historic county of East Lothian, and the administrative county of East Lothian.
Ceremonial County | East Lothian |
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Historic County | East Lothian |
Administrative County | East Lothian |
Dunbar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Lothian, and towards the easternmost extremity of East Lothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunbar is EH42 1JH.
Dunbar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH42 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH42 postcode district.
The post town for Dunbar is Dunbar. Dunbar is in the EH42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunbar.
The centre of Dunbar is located at position 56.00169° latitude and -2.51563° longitude.
Latitude | 56.00169° |
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Longitude | -2.51563° |
The centre of Dunbar is located at the grid reference easting 367940 and northing 678869 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 367940 |
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Northing | 678869 |
Position of Dunbar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunbar to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunbar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunbar to the centre of the city.