| P number: | P000341 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00897 |
| Caption: | Looking south from Gearty Head, 8.047 km. south of Wick. Caithness. |
| Description: | The retreat of the cliffs is slow as the intervening blocks between the geos resist removal. This gives rise to the formation of great buttresses. Note the prominent dip of the beds inland. It is thought that the conglomerate was deposited by braided streams in an alluvial fan environment and evidence from the nature of the clasts suggests there could have been volcanism nearby. Cliffs of the Old Red Sandstone Sarclet Conglomerate Formation showing great vertical joints giving rise to 'geos'. The drift is removed from the cliff tops locally by the action of surf and wind. |
| 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: | 334800 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 942600 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 200.36 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Influence of structure, composition, faults, joints and dip, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Coastal scenery, general views, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Cliffs |
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