| P number: | P000649 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01702 |
| Caption: | Isle of Eigg. Inverness-shire. |
| Description: | The inland cliffs in the distance are the Palaeogene (Tertiary lavas) of the Eigg Lava Formation. Below the scree the hummocky ground is a mixture of landslip and glaciogenic deposits. The area of blown sand gives way to the low cliffs of the Valtos Sandstone Formation, a sandstone containing many impressive carbonate concretions. Bay of Laig and Camas Sgiotaig beyond, with rocks of the Great Estuarine Series, Valtos Sandstone Formation, (Jurassic) below the scarp of the lava plateau of North Eigg. Moraines and landslip deposits lie at the base of the scarp. |
| Date taken: | Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1974 |
| 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: | 146500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 787500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 265.09 KB; 978 x 1000 pixels; 83 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 259 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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