P number: | P225060 |
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Old photograph number: | NI00377 |
Caption: | Carrickfergus. Looking W. |
Description: | Carrickfergus. Looking W. Carrickfergus Castle. The castle rests on a dolerite dyke which shows well-developed jointing. The castle is mainly built of basalt or dolerite blocks but the lighter-coloured quoin stones are Permian Magnesian Limestone from Cultra on the south shore of Belfast Lough. |
Date taken: | Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 BST 1962 |
Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
Copyright statement: | Crown |
X longitude/easting: | 341600 |
Y latitude/northing: | 387200 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 2157 (IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 511.41 KB; 1000 x 803 pixels; 85 x 68 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 212 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Special collections/ Northern Ireland/ Antrim, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Building stones |
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