| P number: | P002775 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01658 |
| Caption: | Coast at Stenness, Esha Ness peninsula, mainland Shetland. Storm beach of boulders of andesitic tuff and agglomerate. Looking south across St. Magnus Bay to Papa Stour and Sandness Hill. |
| Description: | Coast at Stenness, Esha Ness peninsula, mainland Shetland. Storm beach of boulders of andesitic tuff and agglomerate. Looking south across St. Magnus Bay to Papa Stour and Sandness Hill. The power of the sea during westerly gales is vividly demonstrated by the presence of high-level storm beaches such as this one. Crescentic mounds composed of large blocks of rock occur on the rocky platform behind a vertical cliff of up to 18 metres high. The mounds are up to 5 metres high and consist of blocks that have been torn by the waves from the cliff top and the rocky platform behind. |
| 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: | 421300 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1177300 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 260.47 KB; 1000 x 792 pixels; 85 x 67 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 210 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Coastal deposition, sand-bars, shingle-ridges, storm-beaches |
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