Durisdeer is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles south-east of the town of Sanquhar, 43 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 49 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 266 miles north of Cardiff, and 302 miles north-west of London. Durisdeer lies roughly one mile south of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Durisdeer falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG3 postcode district. The post town for Durisdeer is Thornhill.
Durisdeer 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 |
Durisdeer is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dumfries, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Durisdeer is DG3 5BJ.
Durisdeer is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG3 postcode district.
The post town for Durisdeer is Thornhill. Durisdeer is in the DG3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thornhill.
The centre of Durisdeer is located at position 55.31461° latitude and -3.74442° longitude.
Latitude | 55.31461° |
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Longitude | -3.74442° |
The centre of Durisdeer is located at the grid reference easting 289388 and northing 603668 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 289388 |
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Northing | 603668 |
Position of Durisdeer relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Durisdeer to the centre of the town.
Position of Durisdeer relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Durisdeer to the centre of the city.