| P number: | P000323 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | B00856 |
| Caption: | Dunnet Bay, 8.852 km. east of Thurso. Caithness. Blown sand forming dunes and caused by drifting sand blown landward by prevailing onshore winds. The dunes are overgrown with Psamma arenaria. |
| Description: | Dunnet Bay, 8.852 km. east of Thurso. Caithness. Blown sand forming dunes and caused by drifting sand blown landward by prevailing onshore winds. The dunes are overgrown with Psamma arenaria. A close-up of the dunes that have formed in the wide shallow Dunnet Bay, as illustrated in B00854. The person indicates the scale of the dunes. On the left there is indication of the bedding. The vegetation helps to stabilize the dunes and prevents them being eroded away by the wind, though this fixation is usually incomplete. |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1912 |
| 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: | 321500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 969500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 182.62 KB; 1000 x 762 pixels; 85 x 65 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 202 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, wind/ Sand-dunes |
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