| P number: | P000333 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | B00883 |
| Caption: | Noss Head, 4.023 km. north of Wick. Caithness. Cliff section showing the uniform character of the flagstones of the Noss Head Group and the great joints that define the cliffs. The lighthouse and foghorn are clearly seen on the cliff top. |
| Description: | Noss Head, 4.023 km. north of Wick. Caithness. Cliff section showing the uniform character of the flagstones of the Noss Head Group and the great joints that define the cliffs. The lighthouse and foghorn are clearly seen on the cliff top. The Noss Head Group comprises rapid alternations of thin beds of rippled sandstones, pale greenish mudstones, thin lenticular black limestones and thin black flags. The rapid alternation of beds is clearly picked out by weathering in the cliff face. The gentle dip seawards produces the slightly overhanging cliffs. |
| 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: | 338800 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 955100 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 232.16 KB; 1000 x 678 pixels; 85 x 57 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 179 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Headlands and islands, Geoscience subjects/ Structural features/ Jointing, in sedimentary rocks |
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