| P number: | P002479 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03441 |
| Caption: | East coast of Mousa Island, Shetland Isles. Broch built with flaggy sandstones, Old Red Sandstone age. |
| Description: | East coast of Mousa Island, Shetland Isles. Broch built with flaggy sandstones, Old Red Sandstone age. Much of the Old Red Sandstone of Mousa comprises thin beds of fine-grained sandstone alternating with siltstone and mudstone. The condition of the broch, which is still virtually in its original state, is a fine tribute to the suitability as a building stone and the durability of the flaggy sandstones of south-east Shetland. Cavities between the slabs are used as nesting sites by storm petrels. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1933 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 445500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1123500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 185.24 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: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
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