The NS8014 Square Kilometre

NS8014 National Grid Square

Based in the South Scotland region of Scotland.

NS8014 is within the post town of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire.

The square is within Dumfries and Galloway council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 674.83 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for NS8014

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 329 Lowther Hills, Sanquhar and Leadhills		Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 71 Lanark & Uper Nithsdale	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 78 Nithsdale & Lowther Hills	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 NS8014 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the NS8014 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. NS , 80 and 14

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 NS + 80 + 3 + 14 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of NS803145

NS	80		14
NS	80	3	14	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	55.405205	-3.897108	280000	614000
South East Corner	55.405205	-3.880894	281000	614000
North West Corner	55.414429	-3.897108	280000	615000
North East Corner	55.414429	-3.880894	281000	615000