| P number: | P000007 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | C00240 |
| Caption: | Clynelish Quarry, 1.3 km. west-north-west of Brora. Sutherland. Boulder clay, a glacial deposit resting on sands and fine-grained siliceous white sandstone (Clynestone). |
| Description: | Clynelish Quarry, 1.3 km. west-north-west of Brora. Sutherland. Boulder clay, a glacial deposit resting on sands and fine-grained siliceous white sandstone (Clynestone). A manual winch-operated crane is on the left, a larger powered crane right of centre. The buildings on the extreme right could be the dressing sheds. The sandstones are of the Clynekirkton Sandstone Formation of Corallian (Upper Jurassic) age. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1899 |
| 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: | 288000 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 904000 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 291.05 KB; 1000 x 754 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 199 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Glacial deposits, boulder clay, sand, gravel |
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