Eskdalemuir is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, 11 miles south-east of the town of Moffat, 28 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 47 miles south of Edinburgh, 262 miles north of Cardiff, and 289 miles north-west of London. Eskdalemuir lies five miles south-west of the Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Eskdalemuir falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG13 postcode district. The post town for Eskdalemuir is Langholm.
Eskdalemuir 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 |
Eskdalemuir is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Eskdalemuir is DG13 0QJ.
Eskdalemuir is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG13 postcode district.
The post town for Eskdalemuir is Langholm. Eskdalemuir is in the DG13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Langholm.
The centre of Eskdalemuir is located at position 55.2743° latitude and -3.18219° longitude.
Latitude | 55.2743° |
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Longitude | -3.18219° |
The centre of Eskdalemuir is located at the grid reference easting 324992 and northing 598433 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 324992 |
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Northing | 598433 |
Position of Eskdalemuir relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Eskdalemuir to the centre of the town.
Position of Eskdalemuir relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Eskdalemuir to the centre of the city.