| P number: | P002207 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | C01982 |
| Caption: | Portgower, 3.2 km. south-west of Helmsdale, Sutherland. Travelling storm beach. The same beach as in C01981 but looking north-east. |
| Description: | Portgower, 3.2 km. south-west of Helmsdale, Sutherland. Travelling storm beach. The same beach as in C01981 but looking north-east. Storm beaches are built up by high-energy storm waves usually in the winter and usually occur higher up the shore above the reach of normal high tides. The steepness of the beach varies directly with the coarseness of the material, larger material will create steeper beaches. Below the berm, the point at which the beach abruptly changes slope, the beach can be seen to be very steep, the beach material is seen to be well-rounded large boulders. |
| 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: | 300.64 KB; 1000 x 722 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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