| P number: | P002086 |
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| Old photograph number: | C01271 |
| Caption: | About 1.6 km. north of Ruantallain, north of Loch Tarbert, west coast of Jura, Argyllshire. Part of a panorama with C01270. Description is for the whole panorama. |
| Description: | About 1.6 km. north of Ruantallain, north of Loch Tarbert, west coast of Jura, Argyllshire. Part of a panorama with C01270. Description is for the whole panorama. Shingle banks in middle distance represent the high raised beach at 32.3 m. (106 ft.) O.D. The shingle rests on the High Rock Platform, here cut in white quartzite, a common feature around the coast of many of the southern Inner Hebrides. The pebbles consist almost entirely of quartzite, a very hard rock with very little in the way of plant nutrients. This might explain why the shingle is still free from vegetation cover, despite having been exposed to weathering for thousands of years. Paps of Jura in the distance. The High Rock Platform is very well displayed on Jura. From the evidence of striae and glacial deposits found in some localities, the platform was originally thought to be pre-glacial in origin. However, current views are less certain and it has been suggested to represent an inter-glacial feature. |
| 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: | 150500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 684500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 200.66 KB; 1000 x 722 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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