Tongland is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, two miles north-east of the town of Kirkcudbright, 44 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 82 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 236 miles north of Cardiff, and 282 miles north-west of London. Tongland was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Tongland falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG6 postcode district. The post town for Tongland is Kirkcudbright.
Tongland is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Tongland is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tongland is DG6 4LU.
Tongland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG6 postcode district.
The post town for Tongland is Kirkcudbright. Tongland is in the DG6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkcudbright.
The centre of Tongland is located at position 54.86085° latitude and -4.02978° longitude.
Latitude | 54.86085° |
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Longitude | -4.02978° |
The centre of Tongland is located at the grid reference easting 269812 and northing 553673 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 269812 |
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Northing | 553673 |
Position of Tongland relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tongland to the centre of the town.
Position of Tongland relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tongland to the centre of the city.