| P number: | P001717 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00236 |
| Caption: | Dippin Head, south-east coast of Arran, Buteshire. General views of great columnar dolerite sill ('Dippin Head Sill') in Triassic sandstone. Raised beach in foreground. |
| Description: | Dippin Head, south-east coast of Arran, Buteshire. General views of great columnar dolerite sill ('Dippin Head Sill') in Triassic sandstone. Raised beach in foreground. The line of crags marks the outcrop of the sill, which shows columnar jointing. On the lower slopes, large blocks of dolerite largely obscure the Triassic sandstone. At the base of the cliffs is the post-glacial raised beach, formed after the latest ice age, when the sea flooded the newly exposed land before the earth's crust could rise to compensate for removal of the ice cap. |
| Date taken: | Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1897 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 205100 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 622200 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 134.97 KB; 1000 x 767 pixels; 85 x 65 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 203 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Igneous features/ Sills |
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