| P number: | P001575 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | MNS04466 |
| Caption: | Locharbriggs Sandstone Quarry, Locharbriggs, near Dumfries, Dumfriesshire. Freeing the block of sandstone from the quarry face 3. Tamping the hole ready for firing the gunpowder. |
| Description: | Locharbriggs Sandstone Quarry, Locharbriggs, near Dumfries, Dumfriesshire. Freeing the block of sandstone from the quarry face 3. Tamping the hole ready for firing the gunpowder. The black powder is poured into the hole and gently tamped (compacted) in the bottom of the hole. A piece of fuse would then be inserted and then lit. A small piece of used fuse is seen between the quarryman's feet. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1984 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 299000 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 580900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 344.29 KB; 1001 x 995 pixels; 85 x 84 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 263 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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