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Where is Dunscore?

Dunscore is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Dumfries, 38 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 61 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 254 miles north of Cardiff, and 292 miles north-west of London. Dunscore lies three miles north-east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Dunscore falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Dunscore is Dumfries.

Dunscore on a map

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

Which county is Dunscore in?

Dunscore is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Dunscore in Dumfries?

Dunscore is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Dunscore within Dumfries
Location of Dunscore within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Dunscore?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunscore is DG2 0SZ.

Where is Dunscore in DG2?

Dunscore is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dunscore within DG2
Location of Dunscore within DG2

What is the post town for Dunscore?

The post town for Dunscore is Dumfries. Dunscore is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dunscore?

The centre of Dunscore is located at position 55.14048° latitude and -3.77801° longitude.

Latitude55.14048°
Longitude-3.77801°

What is the easting and northing of Dunscore?

The centre of Dunscore is located at the grid reference easting 286762 and northing 584346 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting286762
Northing584346

What are the nearest towns to Dunscore?

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

north-west
8m
Dunscore is 8 miles north-west of Dumfries
west
13m
Dunscore is 13 miles west of Lochmaben
north
15m
Dunscore is 15 miles north of Dalbeattie
north-east
15m
Dunscore is 15 miles north-east of Castle Douglas
east
15m
Dunscore is 15 miles east of New Galloway
south
17m
Dunscore is 17 miles south of Sanquhar
west
17m
Dunscore is 17 miles west of Lockerbie
south-west
19m
Dunscore is 19 miles south-west of Moffat
north-west
23m
Dunscore is 23 miles north-west of Annan
north-east
24m
Dunscore is 24 miles north-east of Kirkcudbright

What are the nearest cities to Dunscore?

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

north-west
38m
Dunscore is 38 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
53m
Dunscore is 53 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
61m
Dunscore is 61 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
66m
Dunscore is 66 miles south of Dunfermline
south
68m
Dunscore is 68 miles south of Stirling
north-west
85m
Dunscore is 85 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
87m
Dunscore is 87 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
88m
Dunscore is 88 miles south of Perth
west
91m
Dunscore is 91 miles west of Durham
south
96m
Dunscore is 96 miles south of Dundee