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P number: P000352
Old photograph number: C00824
Caption: South of Corrie, Arran. An erratic, a granite boulder ice-transported eastwards from the main Northern Granite mass during the last glaciation. Erratics are a characteristic feature of glaciated regions and are common on Arran.
Description: South of Corrie, Arran. An erratic, a granite boulder ice-transported eastwards from the main Northern Granite mass during the last glaciation. Erratics are a characteristic feature of glaciated regions and are common on Arran. Most of the erratic boulders and blocks of Arran are of local origin, a phenomenon thought to be due to the protecting influence of the local ice-cap. It is estimated that these large erratics can be up to 400 tons in weight.
Date taken: Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1900
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: 202500
Y latitude/northing: 642500
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Landscape
Size: 143.59 KB; 1000 x 718 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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Categories: Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Erratics and perched blocks  

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