| P number: | P000486 |
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| Old photograph number: | C02079 |
| Caption: | South side of Blackford Hill. Agassiz Rock. A classic location where, in 1840, the famous Swiss geologist Louis Agassiz identified the erosive action of ice in Scotland. It is a landmark in the understanding of Scotland's glacial geology. |
| Description: | South side of Blackford Hill. Agassiz Rock. A classic location where, in 1840, the famous Swiss geologist Louis Agassiz identified the erosive action of ice in Scotland. It is a landmark in the understanding of Scotland's glacial geology. Glaciated overhanging cliff of andesite, striated from left to right, i.e. from west to east, both sides and on hanging surface. Fluvioglacial gravels at base. The site is now designated a SSSI (a Site of Special Scientific Interest) though recent erosion and weathering have caused part of the rock to fall destroying much of the scratching. This makes this photograph a very valuable record. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1913 |
| 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: | 325500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 670500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 390.80 KB; 1000 x 719 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, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Glaciated surfaces |
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