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P number: P001087
Old photograph number: D03617
Caption: A distant view of Salisbury Craigs and Arthur's Seat taken from the road to Meadowhead Farm. Looking north-east.
Description: A distant view of Salisbury Craigs and Arthur's Seat taken from the road to Meadowhead Farm. Looking north-east. On the left is the teschenite sill of Salisbury Craigs. On the right are the vent agglomerate and intrusions of Arthur's Seat volcano; Lion's Head vent (higher summit), Lion's Haunch vent (lower summit). The foreground is till-covered Old Red Sandstone sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Till is a collective term for sediments laid down by glacial action without the intervention of water.
Date taken: Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1984
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: 326600
Y latitude/northing: 668900
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Landscape
Size: 250.68 KB; 1000 x 788 pixels; 85 x 67 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 208 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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