| P number: | P001707 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00171 |
| Caption: | Glen Varragill (north of Sligachan), Skye, Inverness-shire. Looking south towards Glamaig (centre) and Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach (right). Moraines. Granite hills in the distance. |
| Description: | Glen Varragill (north of Sligachan), Skye, Inverness-shire. Looking south towards Glamaig (centre) and Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach (right). Moraines. Granite hills in the distance. Mounds of poorly-sorted glacial deposits were deposited during the retreat of glaciers during the latest glaciation. Areas between mounds largely filled with peat. In the distance Glamaig and Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach largely formed of granite intruded in the western Red Hills Centre. The granite weathers to small blocks which collect as scree and result in rounded hill shapes, contrasting with the angular gabbro hills of the Cuillins. However, the ridge of Glamaig (peaked hill in centre) consists of a remnant of basalt lava, intruded by the granite. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1893 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 151800 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 828750 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 144.81 KB; 1000 x 758 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 201 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Moraines |
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