Hi,

Insert new blank columns B and D. In B2, enter the following formula and
copy down. This will give each location a unique number.

=IF( COUNTIF(A$2:A2,A2)=1,MAX(B$1:B1)+1,VLOOKUP(A2,A$2: B2,2,FALSE))

In D2, enter the folloing and copy down. This will give each month a number.


=MONTH(1&C2)

Plot an x-y chart of columns B and D.
Hide both sets of axis labels.
Create two new dummy series as below, and plot the numbers as two new x-y
series on the chart.

NW 1 0
SW 2 0
E 3 0
W 4 0

Jan 0 1
Feb 0 2
Mar 0 3
Apr 0 4
May 0 5
Jun 0 6
Jul 0 7
Aug 0 8
Sep 0 9
Oct 0 10
Nov 0 11
Dec 0 12

This will give you points along both axes. You can then use something like
Rob Boveys Chart Labeller add-in to label all three sets of points with data
labels, your tags, the locations and the month name.

No doubt Jon or Andy will come up with a much simpler methodb but I can
email you the file if you like.

Dave

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