| P number: | P000618 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01543 |
| Caption: | Old Man of Hoy, north-west coast of Hoy. Orkney. A close-up view of the 137 m. sea stack composed of red sandstone of Upper Old Red Sandstone age. |
| Description: | Old Man of Hoy, north-west coast of Hoy. Orkney. A close-up view of the 137 m. sea stack composed of red sandstone of Upper Old Red Sandstone age. The stack rests on the eroded top of Upper Old Red Sandstone basalt lava which unconformably sits on flagstones of Middle Old Red Sandstone age. Sea stacks are produced by the combined action of marine and subaerial erosion, their bases may be completely submerged or just above sea level. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1972 |
| Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 318300 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1001300 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 338.00 KB; 989 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 262 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Geological structures |
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