P number: | P001586 |
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Old photograph number: | MNS04529 |
Caption: | Beltmoss Quarry, Kilsyth, Strathclyde. Fashioning kerbs from quartz-dolerite. Final preparation of a kerb using club hammer and chisels. |
Description: | Beltmoss Quarry, Kilsyth, Strathclyde. Fashioning kerbs from quartz-dolerite. Final preparation of a kerb using club hammer and chisels. The block, freshly split using hammered-in wedges undergoes final dressing. The blocks behind show the drill holes used for the insertion of the wedges prior to splitting. |
Date taken: | 01/01/1985 |
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: | 272000 |
Y latitude/northing: | 679000 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Portrait |
Size: | 237.54 KB; 803 x 1000 pixels; 68 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 212 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Industrial geology |
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