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P number: P001586
Old photograph number: MNS04529
Caption: Beltmoss Quarry, Kilsyth, Strathclyde. Fashioning kerbs from quartz-dolerite. Final preparation of a kerb using club hammer and chisels.
Description: Beltmoss Quarry, Kilsyth, Strathclyde. Fashioning kerbs from quartz-dolerite. Final preparation of a kerb using club hammer and chisels. The block, freshly split using hammered-in wedges undergoes final dressing. The blocks behind show the drill holes used for the insertion of the wedges prior to splitting.
Date taken: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1985
Photographer: Unknown
Copyright statement: Unknown
Acknowledgment: This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network
X longitude/easting: 272000
Y latitude/northing: 679000
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Portrait
Size: 237.54 KB; 803 x 1000 pixels; 68 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 212 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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