P number: | P000825 |
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Old photograph number: | D02384 |
Caption: | Oblique aerial view of Suilven seen almost broadside showing the Lewisian-Torridonian unconformity. Sutherland. View looking west. |
Description: | Oblique aerial view of Suilven seen almost broadside showing the Lewisian-Torridonian unconformity. Sutherland. View looking west. Suilven, a relict mountain of reddish-brown Torridonian sandstone with basal conglomerate which can be seen in the small crag in the foreground. The conglomerate is the lowest bed of the Torridonian and sits directly on top of the much older Lewisian gneisses. |
Date taken: | Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1975 |
Photographer: | Christie, A. |
Copyright statement: | NERC |
Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
X longitude/easting: | 215500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 918500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Portrait |
Size: | 269.82 KB; 992 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 262 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, mountains and hills |
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