| P number: | P527578 |
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| Caption: | Bog iron ore from Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty. |
| Description: | Bog iron ore from a raised beach at Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty. The bog iron ores are of interest chiefly for their use in the numerous bloomeries of early times. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7358. Iron manufacture on a small scale from bog iron ores has been carried out for many centuries after the Roman occupation of the country. Traces of this industry are widely scattered and the siting of the bloomeries usually took advantage of the prevailing winds. Bog iron ore from the Gairloch area supplied the Loch Maree furnaces c. 1607-1677, the oldest group of furnaces for which there are definite records. |
| Date taken: | 25/06/1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 180.54 KB; 1000 x 665 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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