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P number: P000625
Old photograph number: D01551
Caption: Western shore of Orkney c. 3 m. north-west of Stromness. Qui Ayre. Unconformity of Lower Stromness Flagstones on Yesnaby Sandstone Formation.
Description: Western shore of Orkney c. 3 m. north-west of Stromness. Qui Ayre. Unconformity of Lower Stromness Flagstones on Yesnaby Sandstone Formation. Cyclically deposited mudstones through sandstones of lacustrine Lower Stromness Flags rest with thin pebbly basal conglomerate (in lower right foreground) on massive cross-bedded sandstone.
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: 1016100
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Portrait
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