P number: | P000021 |
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Old photograph number: | C01554 |
Caption: | White Moss Quarry, 4.8 km. south-east of Thurso. Caithness. View of a storage area. |
Description: | White Moss Quarry, 4.8 km. south-east of Thurso. Caithness. View of a storage area. Thin flags, used as green ornamental stone-slates, ready for export. Observe the characteristic Caithness 'flag fence' (field wall) in the background, the slabs are set in the ground on edge in a tight-fitting arrangement. This green stone slate was often in much demand for artistic work on churches and public buildings. The rock is Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) Caithness Flagstones. |
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: | 315500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 965500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 271.24 KB; 1000 x 724 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 192 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Building stones, sandstone |
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