| P number: | P002164 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | C01808 |
| Caption: | Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire. Cliff of hornblende-andesites, Lower Old Red Sandstone (Devonian) age, and the flat-topped plateau summit of Ben Nevis covered by frost debris. |
| Description: | Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire. Cliff of hornblende-andesites, Lower Old Red Sandstone (Devonian) age, and the flat-topped plateau summit of Ben Nevis covered by frost debris. The Ben Nevis Observatory can be seen on the summit. The Lower Old Red Sandstone lavas form part of a large block faulted down in a Caledonian cauldron subsidence structure. The block consists of c. 2000 feet of volcanic rocks with an unknown thickness of underlying schists (not seen). The rocks are horneblende-andesites with a fair proportion of agglomerates. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1910 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 216500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 771500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 279.24 KB; 1001 x 720 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
Loading...
Loading...
Reviews
There is currently no feedback