| P number: | P000221 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | D05083 |
| Caption: | South Roughcastle opencast coal mining site, High Bonnybridge. West Lothian. View of the opencast excavation from a large spoil heap. The workings are in the lower part of the Lower Coal Measures and the uppermost beds of the Passage Formation. |
| Description: | South Roughcastle opencast coal mining site, High Bonnybridge. West Lothian. View of the opencast excavation from a large spoil heap. The workings are in the lower part of the Lower Coal Measures and the uppermost beds of the Passage Formation. Coal seams between the Armadale Main and Crofthead Slatyband, together with certain seat clays, are worked by NSM - Coal Contractors Ltd. A fault is visible in the face, opposite the disused farm buildings which straddle a well-developed drumlin. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1993 |
| Photographer: | McTaggart, F.I. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 284600 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 679500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 279.90 KB; 1000 x 771 pixels; 85 x 65 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 204 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Geological structures |
Loading...
Loading...
Reviews
There is currently no feedback