| P number: | P002297 |
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| Old photograph number: | C02340 |
| Caption: | Looking north up Glen Roy from 0.8 km. or so above Cranachan farmhouse. The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Inverness-shire. |
| Description: | Looking north up Glen Roy from 0.8 km. or so above Cranachan farmhouse. The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Inverness-shire. The three successive lake terraces ('roads') at levels of 260, 325 and 350 m. O.D. respectively. Glen Roy is one of the most famous geomorphological sites in Britain and is recognized throughout the world as a classic site for shorelines of an ice-dammed lake. They formed during a period of glacier readvance known as the Loch Lomond Stadial. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1913 |
| 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: | 229500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 785500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 186.75 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Glacial lakes and rock basins |
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