| P number: | P000345 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00917 |
| Caption: | Achnasheen. Ross & Cromarty. Glaciofluvial terraces. A classic landform site as an example of glaciofluvial outwash and delta terraces formed by meltwater deposition in an ice-dammed lake during the Loch Lomond Stadial c. 11,000-10,000 years ago. |
| Description: | Achnasheen. Ross & Cromarty. Glaciofluvial terraces. A classic landform site as an example of glaciofluvial outwash and delta terraces formed by meltwater deposition in an ice-dammed lake during the Loch Lomond Stadial c. 11,000-10,000 years ago. A view of the terraces with the Achnasheen railway station in the foreground just before the railway crosses the flood plain of the River Bran. The Ledgowan Hotel is in the distance. |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 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: | 215500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 858500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 159.99 KB; 1000 x 755 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, river/ River terraces and cliffs, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Overflow and marginal channels |
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