| P number: | P002771 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01654 |
| Caption: | The Neap, 3 km. west-north-west of Hillswick, Shetland mainland looking to the south-east, Shetland Isles. Cliffs of granite of the Northmaven Plutonic Complex in the foreground: The Drongs (granite stacks) in the background. |
| Description: | The Neap, 3 km. west-north-west of Hillswick, Shetland mainland looking to the south-east, Shetland Isles. Cliffs of granite of the Northmaven Plutonic Complex in the foreground: The Drongs (granite stacks) in the background. A natural progession of coastal erosion after the development of headlands, is for the sides of the headlands themselves to erode, eventually forming caves which break through to form a natural arch. With continuing erosion the arch collapses leaving a detached portion of the headland as an isolated sea stack. |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1973 |
| Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 425500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1177500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 285.97 KB; 783 x 1000 pixels; 66 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 207 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Stacks |
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