| P number: | P000181 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03886 |
| Caption: | Hessilhead Quarry (Lugton Lime Works) 3.2 km. east of Beith. Ayrshire. Near view of the quarry face, showing arching of strata, bedding and jointing in Dockra Limestone. |
| Description: | Hessilhead Quarry (Lugton Lime Works) 3.2 km. east of Beith. Ayrshire. Near view of the quarry face, showing arching of strata, bedding and jointing in Dockra Limestone. Tracks for a light railway lead to various points of the quarry face. Quarrymen are working on a number of tasks, two are loading a truck with blocks to be taken to the crusher. The Dockra Limestone is one of the four principal Carboniferous limestones of economic importance in North Ayrshire. |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 BST 1945 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 238500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 652500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 248.29 KB; 1000 x 717 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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