| P number: | P001914 |
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| Old photograph number: | C01364 |
| Caption: | Mouth of the Lairig Ghru, 8 km. south-south-east of Aviemore, Inverness-shire. Looking west. Crescentiform moraine at mouth of glen, the convexity pointing up the valley. Glaciofluvial terraces in foregound. |
| Description: | Mouth of the Lairig Ghru, 8 km. south-south-east of Aviemore, Inverness-shire. Looking west. Crescentiform moraine at mouth of glen, the convexity pointing up the valley. Glaciofluvial terraces in foregound. Flat-topped terraces of glaciofluvial sand and gravel in foreground on both sides of river which has cut through them. Irregular, hummocky moraine extends up hill to left (pale-coloured low ridge), possibly marking limit of valley glacier. Hill on left (Carn Odhar) is made of biotite granite of the Cairngorm pluton. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1910 |
| 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: | 295500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 803500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 175.11 KB; 1001 x 720 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Moraines |
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