P number: | P000639 |
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Old photograph number: | D01691 |
Caption: | Gullane Bay, looking north. East Lothian. Dunes and basaltic intrusion. Active dunes of blown sand on low raised beach deposits. In the distance the basaltic intrusion of the Black Rocks Sill. |
Description: | Gullane Bay, looking north. East Lothian. Dunes and basaltic intrusion. Active dunes of blown sand on low raised beach deposits. In the distance the basaltic intrusion of the Black Rocks Sill. The deposits of blown sand are mostly Recent in age though some may date back to the Postglacial in age. They can form ridges up to 6-8 metres high. The Black Rocks Sill is an intrusion of olivine-basalt of the Hillhouse type intruded within Calciferous Sandstone Measures. |
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: | 347500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 684500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 255.53 KB; 1000 x 798 pixels; 85 x 68 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 211 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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