| P number: | P000967 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02822 |
| Caption: | Sail Gharbh, Quinag. Sutherland. A relict mountain of Torridonian sandstone resting unconformably on an ancient land surface of the Lewisian. |
| Description: | Sail Gharbh, Quinag. Sutherland. A relict mountain of Torridonian sandstone resting unconformably on an ancient land surface of the Lewisian. Lewisian gneiss occupies the flat peaty hollow in the foreground and the line of unconformity with the Torridonian sandstone can be traced along the low crags behind the loch to the base of Sail Gharbh. An example of a glaciated hanging valley can be seen between the buttress of Sail Gharbh and Sail Ghorm behind it (right-hand edge of picture). |
| Date taken: | Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 BST 1979 |
| Photographer: | Bain, T.S. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 224100 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 929900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 253.14 KB; 1000 x 780 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 206 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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