The NO5580 Square Kilometre

NO5580 National Grid Square

Based in the North East Scotland region of Scotland.

NO5580 is within the post town of Brechin, Angus.

The square is within Angus council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 856.99 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for NO5580

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 ol54 Glen Esk & Glen Tanar	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 44 Ballater, Glen Clova	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk

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 NO5580 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the NO5580 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. NO , 55 and 80

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 NO + 55 + 3 + 80 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of NO553805

NO	55		80
NO	55	3	80	5

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!

Corner	Latitude	Longitude	Easting	Northing
South West Corner	56.909122	-2.740758	355000	780000
South East Corner	56.909122	-2.724160	356000	780000
North West Corner	56.918200	-2.740758	355000	781000
North East Corner	56.918200	-2.724160	356000	781000