P number: | P000530 |
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Old photograph number: | C03264 |
Caption: | Ring of Brodgar, Stenness. Orkney Isles. The Ring of Brodgar is a stone circle enclosed by a ditch, and occupies a commanding position on a narrow strip of land between the lochs of Stenness and Harray, in the heart of the Orkney mainland. |
Description: | Ring of Brodgar, Stenness. Orkney Isles. The Ring of Brodgar is a stone circle enclosed by a ditch, and occupies a commanding position on a narrow strip of land between the lochs of Stenness and Harray, in the heart of the Orkney mainland. This is a close-up view of several of the standing stones, some of which may have been cut out of the underlying bed-rock, when the ditch was constructed. The surrounding ditch was originally as much as 3 m. deep in some places. |
Date taken: | Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 1930 |
Photographer: | Strachan, W.E.J. |
Copyright statement: | Crown |
Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
X longitude/easting: | 329500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 1013500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 226.66 KB; 1000 x 741 pixels; 85 x 63 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 196 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
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