| P number: | P000706 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02017 |
| Caption: | Oblique aerial view of the island of Ailsa Craig. Looking east. The island is famous as the source of the world's finest curling stones which are made from the fine microgranite. |
| Description: | Oblique aerial view of the island of Ailsa Craig. Looking east. The island is famous as the source of the world's finest curling stones which are made from the fine microgranite. The Ailsa Craig pluton lies within the projected limits of the Midland Valley of Scotland. It is intruded into a broad outcrop of gently-dipping rocks thought to be the equivalent of the Mauchline Sandstone possibly of Permian age. Apart from the curling stones industry the island has had a long history of habitation from medieval times.There was a 16th century garrison and fortification and the island has long been used for harvesting its principal resource, seabirds. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1976 |
| 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: | 202500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 600500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 247.21 KB; 1000 x 986 pixels; 85 x 83 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 261 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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