| P number: | P000325 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00866 |
| Caption: | Stacks of Duncansby. Looking south. Caithness. Cliffs and stacks of John o' Groats Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone age) situated on a wave-cut platform. The rocks forming the stacks in the distance are the Caithness Flagstone Group. |
| Description: | Stacks of Duncansby. Looking south. Caithness. Cliffs and stacks of John o' Groats Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone age) situated on a wave-cut platform. The rocks forming the stacks in the distance are the Caithness Flagstone Group. The larger stacks at almost the same height as the cliffs (200 feet) were originally part of the cliffs, usually a headland. Marine erosion attacked the sides of the headlands to form caves, which would later join to produce a natural arch. With the subsequent collapse of the arch the stack would become isolated from the headland to which it was once joined. The cliff scenery in Caithness is dependant on the diferent rock types in that area. Granite, conglomerate, sandstones and flagstones are responsible for the varied cliff scenery types. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1912 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 340000 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 971900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 187.64 KB; 753 x 1000 pixels; 64 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 199 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Stacks |
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