| P number: | P002049 |
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| Old photograph number: | C00892 |
| Caption: | South of Dougrie, west coast of Arran, Buteshire. Fossil sea caves. |
| Description: | South of Dougrie, west coast of Arran, Buteshire. Fossil sea caves. Like much of the west coast of Scotland, Arran has good examples of raised beach features at various topographical levels. Here, abandoned sea caves have been excavated in a cliff of Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerate, forming the back edge of a raised beach. The photographer is standing on the wave-cut platform associated with the raised beach. The massive nature of the conglomerate (i.e. it is not well bedded) can be clearly seen. Such sea caves are quite common along the Clyde coast and were formed when the sea level was higher than at present. This typically occurs when an ice-cap retreats, rapidly releasing large quantities of water which raises the sea level. However, through time, the land rises isostatically with the removal of the ice load, and the sea-level appears to fall again relative to the land. |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1900 |
| 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: | 189500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 636500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 249.80 KB; 1000 x 714 pixels; 85 x 60 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 189 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Raised beaches |
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