diff --git a/include/exceptions.h b/include/exceptions.h
index 427088a..5dc0062 100644
--- a/include/exceptions.h
+++ b/include/exceptions.h
@@ -5,23 +5,6 @@
 
 namespace YAML
 {
-	class Exception: public std::exception {};
-	class ParserException: public Exception {
-	public:
-		ParserException(int line_, int column_, const std::string& msg_)
-			: line(line_), column(column_), msg(msg_) {}
-		virtual ~ParserException() throw () {}
-
-		int line, column;
-		std::string msg;
-	};
-
-	class RepresentationException: public Exception {};
-
-	// representation exceptions
-	class InvalidScalar: public RepresentationException {};
-	class BadDereference: public RepresentationException {};
-
 	// error messages
 	namespace ErrorMsg
 	{
@@ -55,5 +38,50 @@ namespace YAML
 		const std::string CHAR_IN_ANCHOR       = "illegal character found while scanning anchor";
 		const std::string ZERO_INDENT_IN_BLOCK = "cannot set zero indentation for a block scalar";
 		const std::string CHAR_IN_BLOCK        = "unexpected character in block scalar";
+
+		const std::string INVALID_SCALAR       = "invalid scalar";
+		const std::string KEY_NOT_FOUND        = "key not found";
+		const std::string BAD_DEREFERENCE      = "bad dereference";
 	}
+
+	class Exception: public std::exception {
+	public:
+		Exception(int line_, int column_, const std::string& msg_)
+			: line(line_), column(column_), msg(msg_) {}
+		virtual ~Exception() throw () {}
+
+		int line, column;
+		std::string msg;
+	};
+
+	class ParserException: public Exception {
+	public:
+		ParserException(int line_, int column_, const std::string& msg_)
+			: Exception(line_, column_, msg_) {}
+	};
+
+	class RepresentationException: public Exception {
+	public:
+		RepresentationException(int line_, int column_, const std::string& msg_)
+			: Exception(line_, column_, msg_) {}
+	};
+
+	// representation exceptions
+	class InvalidScalar: public RepresentationException {
+	public:
+		InvalidScalar(int line_, int column_)
+			: RepresentationException(line_, column_, ErrorMsg::INVALID_SCALAR) {}
+	};
+
+	class KeyNotFound: public RepresentationException {
+	public:
+		KeyNotFound(int line_, int column_)
+			: RepresentationException(line_, column_, ErrorMsg::KEY_NOT_FOUND) {}
+	};
+
+	class BadDereference: public RepresentationException {
+	public:
+		BadDereference()
+			: RepresentationException(-1, -1, ErrorMsg::BAD_DEREFERENCE) {}
+	};
 }
diff --git a/include/node.h b/include/node.h
index ebfcdd9..cb627fe 100644
--- a/include/node.h
+++ b/include/node.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		CONTENT_TYPE GetType() const;
 
+		// file location of start of this node
+		int GetLine() const { return m_line; }
+		int GetColumn() const { return m_column; }
+
 		// accessors
 		Iterator begin() const;
 		Iterator end() const;
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		void ParseAlias(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 
 	private:
+		int m_line, m_column;
 		std::string m_anchor, m_tag;
 		Content *m_pContent;
 		bool m_alias;
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ namespace YAML
 	inline void operator >> (const Node& node, T& value)
 	{
 		if(!Read(node, value))
-			throw InvalidScalar();
+			throw InvalidScalar(node.m_line, node.m_column);
 	}
 
 	template <typename T>
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ namespace YAML
 			}
 		}
 
-		throw BadDereference();
+		throw KeyNotFound(m_line, m_column);
 	}
 
 	template <typename T>
diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index 48b81ec..a7a3573 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ namespace YAML
 	{
 		Clear();
 
+		// save location
+		m_line = pScanner->peek().line;
+		m_column = pScanner->peek().column;
+
 		ParseHeader(pScanner, state);
 
 		// is this an alias? if so, it can have no content