| P number: | P001716 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00234 |
| Caption: | Largybeg Point, south of Whiting Bay, south-east coast of Arran, Buteshire. Differential weathering of Triassic sandstone and Palaeocene intrusive dolerite, with great felsitic sill of Dippin Head and raised beach in distance. |
| Description: | Largybeg Point, south of Whiting Bay, south-east coast of Arran, Buteshire. Differential weathering of Triassic sandstone and Palaeocene intrusive dolerite, with great felsitic sill of Dippin Head and raised beach in distance. The horizontally-bedded sandstones are relatively thin-bedded. The harder layers are calcareous, possibly tending to cornstones, indicating a desert environment. The dyke in the foreground stands proud because it is more resistant to weathering then the surrounding sandstone. Across the bay, the dolerite of Dippin Head was intruded at a slight angle to the bedding of the sandstone. The contacts appear to dip to the left. At the foot of the cliffs, the cottage is built on a raised beach, formed when the land had not fully recovered from the weight of ice pressing it down during the latest ice age. |
| Date taken: | Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1897 |
| 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: | 205400 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 623300 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 115.29 KB; 1000 x 763 pixels; 85 x 65 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 202 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Coast scenery, general views |
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