Kirkconnel is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Sanquhar, 35 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 51 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 272 miles north of Cardiff, and 311 miles north-west of London. Kirkconnel lies three miles east of the Ayrshire and Arran border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Kirkconnel falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG4 postcode district. The post town for Kirkconnel is Sanquhar.
Kirkconnel 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 |
Kirkconnel is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dumfries, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkconnel is DG4 6RB.
Kirkconnel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG4 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkconnel is Sanquhar. Kirkconnel is in the DG4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sanquhar.
The centre of Kirkconnel is located at position 55.3807° latitude and -3.99237° longitude.
Latitude | 55.3807° |
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Longitude | -3.99237° |
The centre of Kirkconnel is located at the grid reference easting 273864 and northing 611443 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 273864 |
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Northing | 611443 |
Position of Kirkconnel relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkconnel to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkconnel relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkconnel to the centre of the city.