| P number: | P001746 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00424 |
| Caption: | Kincraig, Elie, Fifeshire. Stacks of agglomerate in 'Kincraig Neck'. |
| Description: | Kincraig, Elie, Fifeshire. Stacks of agglomerate in 'Kincraig Neck'. The 'Kincraig Neck' is a large volcanic vent filled with agglomerate of basaltic composition. The vent is c. 1.5 km. from east to west and 600 m. from north to south. Being more resistant than the surrounding sedimentary rocks, the rocks of the vents are well exposed along the coast. Large blocks of basaltic rock are abundant within the vent. The vent cuts through sandstones with minor mudstone and coal belonging to the Limestone Coal Formation (Clackmannan Group, Namurian). The vent is of late Carboniferous or early Permian age. Note angular fragments of basalt standing proud of the matrix of the agglomerate, also the characteristic subrounded surfaces of the stacks. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1895 |
| 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: | 346500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 699499.5 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 197.06 KB; 1000 x 762 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/ Stacks, Geoscience subjects/ Igneous features/ Volcanic agglomerates and breccias, tuffs and ashes |
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