| P number: | P000828 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02389 |
| Caption: | Oblique aerial view of Suilven with Canisp behind. Sutherland. Both are inselbergs or island mountains sitting on undulating Lewisian gneiss showing a succession of ridges and low hills of bare rock with innumerable small lochs. View north-eastwards. |
| Description: | Oblique aerial view of Suilven with Canisp behind. Sutherland. Both are inselbergs or island mountains sitting on undulating Lewisian gneiss showing a succession of ridges and low hills of bare rock with innumerable small lochs. View north-eastwards. Inselberg (island mountains). Suilven and Canisp. Suilven is a relict mountain of reddish-brown Torridonian sandstone with basal conglomerate resting unconformably on an irregular basement of Lewisian gneiss. Canisp is mostly Torridonian sandstone capped unconformably by Basal Cambrian Quartzite and intruded by porphyry sills. |
| 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: | Landscape |
| Size: | 345.00 KB; 1000 x 997 pixels; 85 x 84 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 264 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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