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Scotland. Distance and postal rates to Edinburgh

0008 General Post-Office, January, 1784
Raguin Code: –8401

A List of POST TOWNS in Scotland, with the Distances in English Miles, from Edinburgh, and the Rates of Postage with which they are to be charged from the Fifth Day of January 1784, according to the Act of the 9th of Queen Anne.

Distance from
Edinburgh in
English Miles		 Rates of Post-
age for every
Single Letter		 Distance from
Edinburgh in
English Miles		 Rates of Post-
age for every
Single Letter
Aberbrothwick 82 4d. Kilmarnock 70 3d.
Aberdeen 129 4d. Kirkcudbright 92 4d.
Ayr 75 3d. Langholm 70 3d.
Annan 92 4d. Lochmaben 65 3d.
Ballantrae 115 4d. Maybole 91 4d.
Beith 67 3d. Monihive 69 3d.
Bervie 106 4d. Montrose 94 4d.
Berwick 55 3d. Muirdrum 76 3d.
Brichen 92 4d. New Galloway 83 4d.
Carlingwark 90 4d. Newton Stewart 119 4d.
Chance-Inn 110 4d. Paisley 54 3d.
Crief 56 3d. Port-Glasgow 67 3d.
Dumbarton 58 3d. Ruthven 293 4d.
Dumfries 74 3d. Rothsay 83 4d.
Dundee 65 3d. Sanquhar 102 4d.
Dunse 55 3d. Stewarton 65 3d.
Gatehouse of Fleet 103 4d. Stonehaven 115 4d.
Girvan 103 4d. Thornhill 90 4d.
Greenock 70 3d. Whithorn 119 4d.
Irvine 72 3d. Wigtoun 108 4d.
Jedburgh 58 3d.

(Note of the Editor: This list appears to be based on the one prepared by David Ross (see "-8303"), although there are variant spellings of "Brichen" and "Crief", and the mileage for Chance-Inn is given as 110 not 120?)