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 is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Dunscore is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunscore is DG2 0SZ.
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.
The post town for Dunscore is Dumfries. Dunscore is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Dunscore is located at position 55.14048° latitude and -3.77801° longitude.
Latitude | 55.14048° |
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Longitude | -3.77801° |
The centre of Dunscore is located at the grid reference easting 286762 and northing 584346 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 286762 |
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Northing | 584346 |
Position of Dunscore relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunscore to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunscore relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunscore to the centre of the city.