| P number: | P000531 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03265 |
| Caption: | The Ring of Brodgar occupies a commanding position on a narrow strip of land between the lochs of Stenness and Harray, in the heart of Orkney. |
| Description: | The Ring of Brodgar occupies a commanding position on a narrow strip of land between the lochs of Stenness and Harray, in the heart of Orkney. The stones and their encircling henge ditch form a perfect circle with a diameter of almost exactly 125 megalithic yards. The Ring of Brodgar is unusual in that it lacks any sign of a bank. The ditch, like that of the Stones of Stenness, was cut into the underlying bed-rock, and was as much as 3 m. in depth in some places. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 1930 |
| Photographer: | Strachan, W.E.J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 329500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1013500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 138.20 KB; 1000 x 758 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 201 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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