The NT2769 Square Kilometre

NT2769 National Grid Square

Based in the Lothian region of Scotland.

The NT2769 square kilometre intersects with the settlement of Edinburgh.

NT2769 is within the post town of Edinburgh, Midlothian.

The square is within City of Edinburgh council.

The Point of Origin (0,0) is 744.64 Kilometres away. This is where the National Grid starts around 80 kilometres west of the Isles of Scilly.

Ordnance Survey Maps for NT2769

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Map Series	link	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 350 Edinburgh	Shop for this map on amazon.co.uk
Landranger 1:50,000 66 Edinburgh Penicuik & North Berwick	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 NT2769 and the vertical and horizontal line divides the square into four quadrants

Dividing the NT2769 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. NT , 27 and 69

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 NT + 27 + 3 + 69 + 5 would give you the six figure grid reference of NT273695

NT	27		69
NT	27	3	69	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	55.908539	-3.169561	327000	669000
South East Corner	55.908539	-3.153298	328000	669000
North West Corner	55.917673	-3.169561	327000	670000
North East Corner	55.917673	-3.153298	328000	670000