| P number: | P000607 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01519 |
| Caption: | The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, a henge monument, occupies a commanding position on a narrow promontary between the lochs of Stenness and Harray. |
| Description: | The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, a henge monument, occupies a commanding position on a narrow promontary between the lochs of Stenness and Harray. There were originally sixty stones in the circle, set near the inner edge of the ditch; of these only thirty-six survive, either as uprights or broken stumps. The diameter of the Ring of Brodgar is almost exactly 125 megalithic yards and it has been claimed that it was a lunar observatory. |
| Date taken: | Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1974 |
| Photographer: | Christie, A. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 329400 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1013300 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 233.91 KB; 1000 x 774 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 205 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Archaeology and early history |
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