Sing me a song of a dreamy moor,
Where the maids at the shieling spin:
Lull me to sleep by the peat fire smoor,
When the soft night closes in.

Alasdair Alpin MacGregor 
 

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What are these strange "NG456456" numbers? | Print |  E-mail

What are these strange numbers scattered around the site?

They are National Grid References. They each identify a bit of land (or sea) 100m square. In The Skye Guide these references are normally linked to an Ordnance Survey map in such a way that the very centre of the map is the point to which the text refers. You can then zoom out to see a wider area.For example, NG640038 is the grid reference for the ferry terminal at Armadale.

More information on how to use the grid is here .

 
 
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