| P number: | P002206 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | C01981 |
| Caption: | Portgower, 3.2 km. south-west of Helmsdale, Sutherland. Travelling storm beach. The same beach as in C01982 but looking south-west. |
| Description: | Portgower, 3.2 km. south-west of Helmsdale, Sutherland. Travelling storm beach. The same beach as in C01982 but looking south-west. Beaches are the layers of sand and gravel formed usually from local rocks but also from rocks brought in by longshore drift and formed between high and low water marks. Storm beaches are built up by high-energy storm waves usually in the winter and usually occur higher up above the normal high tides. The steepness of the beach varies directly with the coarseness of the material, larger material will create steeper beaches. Behind the beach are glaciofluvial ice-contact deposits and boulder clay deposits. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1914 |
| 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: | 300500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 913500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 298.77 KB; 1001 x 721 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Lakes due to marine processes, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Coastal deposition, sand-bars, shingle-ridges, storm-beaches |
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