| P number: | P000622 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01547 |
| Caption: | Castle of Qui Ayre, western shore of Orkney c. 3 m. north-west of Stromness. A natural arch formed by erosion along joints in massive cross-bedded Old Red Sandstone (possibly Lower Old Red Sandstone) Yesnaby Sandstone Formation. |
| Description: | Castle of Qui Ayre, western shore of Orkney c. 3 m. north-west of Stromness. A natural arch formed by erosion along joints in massive cross-bedded Old Red Sandstone (possibly Lower Old Red Sandstone) Yesnaby Sandstone Formation. The metamorphic basement of the north coast of Garthna Geo is in the background. It is one of a number of small inliers which lie on a north-north-west trending belt extending from here to Graemsay. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1972 |
| Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 322300 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1015600 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 337.88 KB; 995 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 263 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Geological structures, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Stacks |
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