P number: | P000352 |
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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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