| P number: | P001798 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00715 |
| Caption: | Shian Bay, 5 km. north of Loch Tarbert, west coast of Jura, Argyllshire. Looking north. General view of postglacial (8-14 m.) and late-glacial (23-36 m.) raised beaches. |
| Description: | Shian Bay, 5 km. north of Loch Tarbert, west coast of Jura, Argyllshire. Looking north. General view of postglacial (8-14 m.) and late-glacial (23-36 m.) raised beaches. Outcrops of Jura Quartzite (Islay Subgroup, Argyll Group, Dalradian Supergroup) in foreground, on left, and in right distance. Regional dip is to south-east at 20-30 degrees. Low, Partly vegetated area in centre is postglacial raised beach, at 7-14 m. above O.D. In far to middle distance a grassy slope separates the postglacial raised beach from the late-glacial raised beach at c. 35 m. above O.D. Late-glacial raised beach also forms platforms in the centre distance. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1913 |
| 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: | 153500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 687500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 239.99 KB; 1000 x 755 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Raised beaches |
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