| P number: | P000335 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | B00887 |
| Caption: | Noss Head, 4.023 km. north of Wick. Caithness. Cliff section showing a narrow cave excavated by the sea along a great joint in the flagstones of the Old Red Sandstone, Noss Head Group. |
| Description: | Noss Head, 4.023 km. north of Wick. Caithness. Cliff section showing a narrow cave excavated by the sea along a great joint in the flagstones of the Old Red Sandstone, Noss Head Group. The joint has acted as a line of weakness along which the powerful hydraulic action of wave power has eroded a cave. The cave remains narrow because of the highly resistant unjointed adjacent rock. Eventually, the roof of the cave will collapse and the rock to the right of the cave will form a sea stack. |
| 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: | 236.45 KB; 1000 x 762 pixels; 85 x 65 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 202 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Caves, blowholes, inlets |
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