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Where is Muirkirk?

Muirkirk is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, nine miles north-east of the town of Cumnock, 24 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 45 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 282 miles north of Cardiff, and 321 miles north-west of London. Muirkirk lies two miles south-west of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Muirkirk falls within the unitary authority of East Ayrshire. It is in the KA18 postcode district. The post town for Muirkirk is Cumnock.

Muirkirk on a map

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

Which county is Muirkirk in?

Muirkirk is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of East Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountyEast Ayrshire

Where is Muirkirk in Ayrshire and Arran?

Muirkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Muirkirk within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Muirkirk within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Muirkirk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Muirkirk is KA18 3RS.

Where is Muirkirk in KA18?

Muirkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KA18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KA18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Muirkirk within KA18
Location of Muirkirk within KA18

What is the post town for Muirkirk?

The post town for Muirkirk is Cumnock. Muirkirk is in the KA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cumnock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Muirkirk?

The centre of Muirkirk is located at position 55.52335° latitude and -4.06417° longitude.

Latitude55.52335°
Longitude-4.06417°

What is the easting and northing of Muirkirk?

The centre of Muirkirk is located at the grid reference easting 269787 and northing 627448 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting269787
Northing627448

What are the nearest towns to Muirkirk?

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

north-east
9m
Muirkirk is 9 miles north-east of Cumnock
north-east
10m
Muirkirk is 10 miles north-east of New Cumnock
south-east
10m
Muirkirk is 10 miles south-east of Darvel
south-east
12m
Muirkirk is 12 miles south-east of Newmilns
north-west
12m
Muirkirk is 12 miles north-west of Sanquhar
south-east
13m
Muirkirk is 13 miles south-east of Galston
south
15m
Muirkirk is 15 miles south of Larkhall
south-west
15m
Muirkirk is 15 miles south-west of Lanark
south
17m
Muirkirk is 17 miles south of East Kilbride
south-west
17m
Muirkirk is 17 miles south-west of Carluke

What are the nearest cities to Muirkirk?

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

south
24m
Muirkirk is 24 miles south of Glasgow
south
41m
Muirkirk is 41 miles south of Stirling
south-west
45m
Muirkirk is 45 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
45m
Muirkirk is 45 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
62m
Muirkirk is 62 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
65m
Muirkirk is 65 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
77m
Muirkirk is 77 miles south-west of Dundee
west
104m
Muirkirk is 104 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
111m
Muirkirk is 111 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
114m
Muirkirk is 114 miles north-west of Lancaster