| P number: | P002072 |
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| Old photograph number: | C01238 |
| Caption: | Rubha Aoineadh an Reithe, 3.6 km. north of Inver Cottage, south-west coast of Jura, Argyllshire. Basalt dyke forming a sea stack. |
| Description: | Rubha Aoineadh an Reithe, 3.6 km. north of Inver Cottage, south-west coast of Jura, Argyllshire. Basalt dyke forming a sea stack. Thick Tertiary basalt dyke trending seawards and forming a modern sea stack. On its landward side, the dyke is breaking up into large blocks, presumably along joints within the intrusion. The foreground shows a good example of a shingle beach, with vegetation growing on older and higher parts of the shingle. As igneous rocks, dykes are often more resistant to erosion than the country rocks into which they are intruded. In this instance, it appears to be only the jointing in the dyke which is the source of weakness, rather than any softness of the actual basalt, which forms a pile of resistant blocks. |
| Date taken: | Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1904 |
| 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: | 144500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 674500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 236.19 KB; 1000 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 |
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