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P number: P001944
Old photograph number: C01628
Caption: The Wick River, near Wick, Caithness. The lower reach (tidal) of the Wick River. In the distance the river enters the sea through a deep cut in the boulder clay.
Description: The Wick River, near Wick, Caithness. The lower reach (tidal) of the Wick River. In the distance the river enters the sea through a deep cut in the boulder clay. Taken about 1 km. nearer Wick town than C01627. Ridge of till (right, behind man in boat) is distinctly higher than bank on left. River flows in broad valley, with alluvial deposits filling valley. Town of Wick in distance. Within town, river flows within narrower, deeper valley which it has eroded in till.
Date taken: 01/01/1910
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: 335500
Y latitude/northing: 951500
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Landscape
Size: 162.93 KB; 1001 x 723 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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