| P number: | P000610 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | D01533 |
| Caption: | Sand Wick, west coast of South Ronaldsay. View from the south-east shore north-westwards to The Nev. Eday Flags are in the foreground and cliffs of Middle Eday Sandstone across the bay, both of Old Red Sandstone age. |
| Description: | Sand Wick, west coast of South Ronaldsay. View from the south-east shore north-westwards to The Nev. Eday Flags are in the foreground and cliffs of Middle Eday Sandstone across the bay, both of Old Red Sandstone age. The Eday Flags on South Ronaldsay are a series of yellow, pink and brown sandstones with interbedded layers of grey, brown and greenish marly shale and bands of blue flags. Here at Sand Wick the sequence consists of 600 feet of yellow sandstones. The Middle Eday Sandstone cliffs consist of current-bedded red, pink and yellow sandstones. |
| Date taken: | Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1974 |
| Photographer: | Christie, A. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 343400 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 988800 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 261.12 KB; 1000 x 797 pixels; 85 x 67 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 211 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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