Centre of Scotland
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Date: 2022-01-17

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#Geography_of_Scotland
#Geographical_centres
Centre of Scotland stone just north of Dalwhinnie Northbound Carriageway of the A9 close to the centre of Scotland including islands by OS centre of gravity method There is some debate as to the location of the geographical centre of Scotland.
This is due to different methods of calculating the centre, and whether surrounding islands are included.
In 2002, the Ordnance Survey calculated the centre using a mathematical centre of gravity method.
This is the mathematical equivalent of calculating the point at which a cardboard cut-out of Scotland could be perfectly balanced on the tip of a pin.
It becomes complicated when the islands are included so one simplification is just to ignore them.
Eastern Slopes of Dun Coillich in Glengoulandie, east of Schiehallion The Ordnance Survey calculated that the centre of Mainland Scotland
is at NN7673153751 （ 56°39′33.86″N 4°0′40.37″W / 56.6594056°N 4.0112139°W / 56.6594056; -4.0112139 （Centre of mainland Scotland））.
The point is 5 km east of the mountain of Schiehallion, which is sometimes claimed to be at the centre of Scotland.
The centre point including islands was found to be at grid reference NN6678471599 （ 56°49.0153′N 4°10.959′W / 56.8169217°N 4.182650°W / 56.8169217; -4.182650 （Geographic centre of Scotland））.
This is on a hillside near Loch Garry, between Dalwhinnie and Blair Atholl and close to the A9 road and the railway line.
Nearby, it is claimed that the centre lies a few miles from the village of Newtonmore, Badenoch.
It is marked by a stone set into a wall.
Another cruder method is to take the intersection between the line of latitude midway between the most northerly and southerly points on the Scottish mainland, and the line of longitude midway between the most easterly and westerly points.
In the days when Corrachadh Mòr in Ardnamurchan was undisputedly the most west...