File talk:NW Britain 11th cent.jpg

Nice map, but was magnetic variation at about 100o west in the 11th century? Seriously, a north point is essential, and an inset location map of the British Isles would be a huge help to most readers, who are unlikely to be familiar enough with the area to mentally tip the map about 180o. . dave souza, talk 12:32, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I 100% agree - normal convention is to have any map orientated with North at the top. My first impression of this map was that it showed a close-up of the Kirkcudbright coastal strip with Fife being the Rough Firth near Kippford!

It took some minutes of puzzling before I realised it was in fact the Atlantic seaboard of the British Isles rotated a quarter turn clockwise.

I strongly recommend replacing this map with something clearer.

The previous contributor's suggestion of an inset map showing context within the British Isles would also be an excellent addition. -  MrEckLeckTick (talk) 09:05, 17 July 2018 (UTC)