| P number: | P002484 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03483 |
| Caption: | Neidpath Castle, 1.6 km. west of Peebles, Peeblesshire. Looking east along a postglacial gorge cut in Silurian greywacke sandstones of the Gala Group. |
| Description: | Neidpath Castle, 1.6 km. west of Peebles, Peeblesshire. Looking east along a postglacial gorge cut in Silurian greywacke sandstones of the Gala Group. The narrow gorge is now occupied by the River Tweed. Neidpath Castle is a fortified house of a type once common in the Scottish Borders. It occupies a strong position on a bend in the river and is a reminder of those more troubled times when the region was characterized by feuds between the great families on both sides of the border. The Southern Uplands had its own ice-cap which completely covered the region during the peak of the Devensian glaciation. When the glaciers finally receded, enhanced flows of drainage water cut many rock gorges such as this. |
| Date taken: | Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 BST 1934 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 323500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 640500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 209.17 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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