| P number: | P017037 |
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| Old photograph number: | MNS09059 |
| Caption: | Oblique aerial view of Holborn Head and Scrabster, Caithness. View to the west-south-west. |
| Description: | Oblique aerial view of Holborn Head and Scrabster, Caithness. View to the west-south-west. The strata in this area, which dip gently to the north-west are made up of lacustrine, uniformly-bedded, rhythmic cycles of laminated carbon-rich siltstones and shales with subordinate fine-grained sandstones. They belong to the Latheron Subgroup of the Upper Caithness Flagstone Group, which is part of the LStrathy Bay, Sutherland. Middle Old Red Sandstone. A number of geos on the eastern side of Holborn Head have formed due to exploitation of weaknesses created by numerous north-west trending minor faults and fractures. Blowholes and a large clett (stack) can also be seen. The fishing and ferry port of Scrabster is located in Thurso Bay, 1 kilometre south-west of Holborn Head. |
| Date taken: | Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1991 |
| Photographer: | Bain, T.S. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 173.22 KB; 1000 x 748 pixels; 85 x 63 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 198 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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