| P number: | P200097 |
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| Old photograph number: | A00101 |
| Caption: | 'The Kettle and Pans' near Peninnis Head, St. Marys, Scilly. Looking NE. |
| Description: | The Kettle and Pans' near Peninnis Head, St. Marys, Scilly. Looking NE. The weathering of granite. Photograph of a granite tor with 'rock basins'. This example is that mentioned and figured by De La Beche. Report on the geology of Cornwall etc. p.452. These hollows were claimed by Borlase as the sacrificial altars of the Druids. Figured in Memoirs of the Geological Survey - The geology of the Isles of Scilly (1906) Plate III. |
| Date taken: | Mon May 01 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Hall, T.C. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 91500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 9500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 309.98 KB; 1000 x 723 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, weathering/ Rock weathering |
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