| P number: | P002409 |
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| Old photograph number: | C02903 |
| Caption: | Bracken Bay, 7.2 km. south-west of Ayr and immediately west of the Heads of Ayr vent, Ayrshire. |
| Description: | Bracken Bay, 7.2 km. south-west of Ayr and immediately west of the Heads of Ayr vent, Ayrshire. Cross-bedded Kinnesswood Formation, Inverclyde Group (formerly Upper Old Red Sandstone) on left, faulted against Devonian (Lower Old Red Sandstone) lavas behind tent on right. Some of the prominent rocks in the distance on the foreshore are Tertiary dykes. There are several old sea caves excavated into the foot of the cliffs at Bracken Bay. The Devonian lavas of the coast of Carrick (between the Heads of Ayr and Turnberry) are well-known for their agates (Scotch Pebbles). These represent original cavities (gas bubbles, etc.) in the rock which were subsequently infilled by concentrically banded chalcedony deposited from circulating ground waters. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1921 |
| Photographer: | Manson, W. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 227500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 618500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 216.68 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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