| P number: | P000652 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01705 |
| Caption: | Camas Sgiotaig, Isle of Eigg. Inverness-shire. The rocks in the bay belong to the Valtos Sandstone Formation (Jurassic) a pale sandstone that gives rise to pure white beach sands, the famous 'singing sands' of Camas Sgiotaig. |
| Description: | Camas Sgiotaig, Isle of Eigg. Inverness-shire. The rocks in the bay belong to the Valtos Sandstone Formation (Jurassic) a pale sandstone that gives rise to pure white beach sands, the famous 'singing sands' of Camas Sgiotaig. The rockfall is in concretionary sandstones (Great Estuarine Group) on the north side of the bay. The glacial moraine ridge of Blar Mor lies to the right, it is one of two major ridges of basaltic debris one of which is 60 m. high. |
| 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: | 147100 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 789300 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 379.44 KB; 992 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 262 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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