| P number: | P201759 |
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| Old photograph number: | A01808 |
| Caption: | The Longstone, about 1/4 m. N. of Mottistone. Looking NW. |
| Description: | The Longstone, about 1/4 m. N. of Mottistone. Looking NW. The Longstone, near Mottistone. Megaliths of dark red-brown iron-sandstone, resembling that of Ferruginous Sands of Lower Greensand in the vicinity. The upright block is about 13 ft. in height, and 6 ft. wide: the prostrate block is about 9 ft. in length. The stones are on the Sandrock Beds, exposed close by, in a ravine, the head of which appears in the foreground of the view. Ref. 'A short account of the geology of the Isle of Wight', p.42. |
| Date taken: | Fri Mar 25 00:00:00 GMT 1921 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 440500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 84500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 231.78 KB; 715 x 1000 pixels; 61 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 189 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Archaeology and early history |
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