Search for Grid Square by Postcode

The NH5308 Square Kilometre

NH5308 National Grid Square

Based in the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland.

NH5308 is within the post towns of Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire & Inverness, Inverness-shire.

The square is within Highland council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 846.68 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for NH5308

If you purchase a map through the links below, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Map SerieslinkOrdnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 ol55 Loch Laggan & Creag Meagaidh, Corrieyairack PassShop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Explorer 1:25,000 416 Inverness, Loch Ness and CullodenBuy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 35 Kingussie
NW
N
NE
W
Key of Northings for the NH5308 National Grid Square
Map of the NH5308 National Grid Square
Key of Eastings for the NH5308 National Grid Square
E
SW
S
SE
A historical Ordnance Survey Map Sheet showing Grid Square NH5308.

This extract is taken from the Ordnance Survey six-inch to the mile series surveyed from 1888-1913. The scale is 1:10,560.

The Square overlayed over the map represents the extent of NH5308 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the NH5308 Square to get a six figure Grid Reference


A helpful reminder for calculating grid references is across the landing and up the stairs.

For example if your house was located in a square that in the fourth square across and sixth square up and you wanted to work out its six figure grid refence.

First, You would divide the four figure grid reference into three parts. NH , 53 and 08

Count across starting with zero. This would give you three. Make a note that X for Across (A Cross) = 3.

Count up starting with zero. This would give you five. Make a note that Y = 5.

So to put it together NH + 53 + 3 + 08 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of NH533085

NH5308
NH533085

A six figure grid reference would be accurate to 10 metres. To achieve a greater level of accuracy this 10 metre square would be divided into a grid 10 by 10 and the process repeated.

This would produce an 8 figure grid reference that would be accurate to a square metre!


CornerLatitudeLongitudeEastingNorthing
South West Corner57.139286-4.431367253000808000
South East Corner57.139286-4.414270254000808000
North West Corner57.148580-4.431367253000809000
North East Corner57.148580-4.414270254000809000