| P number: | P001121 |
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| Old photograph number: | D03746 |
| Caption: | Dunskey Castle, 1 km. south-east of Portpatrick. Wigtownshire. |
| Description: | The greywackes are related to turbidity current deposition in an oceanic/trench environment at a continental margin of an ancient ocean called the Iapetus Ocean though the exact nature at the time of formation is still undergoing some controversy. Dunskey Castle built at the head of Castle Bay c. 1510 by Adair of Kilhilt on the site of an older stronghold, plundered and burned in 1489 by Sir Alexander M'Culloch of Myrtoun. Coastal exposure of Portpatrick Formation (Ordovician) greywackes. Looking north along the west coast of the Rhinns of Galloway past Dunskey Castle and the radio masts of the Portpatrick coastguard station. |
| Date taken: | Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 BST 1986 |
| Photographer: | McTaggart, F.I. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 200800 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 553900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 311.70 KB; 789 x 1000 pixels; 67 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 209 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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