Portyerrock is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Whithorn, 58 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 97 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 229 miles north of Cardiff, and 283 miles north-west of London. Portyerrock lies eight miles south-west of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Portyerrock falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Portyerrock is Newton Stewart.
Portyerrock is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Wigtownshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Portyerrock is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portyerrock is DG8 8JQ.
Portyerrock is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district.
The post town for Portyerrock is Newton Stewart. Portyerrock is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.
The centre of Portyerrock is located at position 54.72112° latitude and -4.36539° longitude.
Latitude | 54.72112° |
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Longitude | -4.36539° |
The centre of Portyerrock is located at the grid reference easting 247750 and northing 538805 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 247750 |
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Northing | 538805 |
Position of Portyerrock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portyerrock to the centre of the town.
Position of Portyerrock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portyerrock to the centre of the city.