| P number: | P002449 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03072 |
| Caption: | Cliffs of lava on shore south of Dunure Castle, Dunure, Ayrshire. Looking north. |
| Description: | Cliffs of lava on shore south of Dunure Castle, Dunure, Ayrshire. Looking north. Lowest raised beach, about 3 m. (10 ft.) above sea level (centre of photograph), cut in lavas of Devonian (Lower Old Red Sandstone) age. Dunure Castle on the left, was at one time a stronghold of the Kennedys, a powerful local family. The Devonian lavas of the coast of Carrick (between the Heads of Ayr and Turnberry) are well-known for their agates (Scotch Pebbles). These represent original cavities (gas bubbles, etc.) in the rock which were subsequently infilled by concentrically banded chalcedony deposited from circulating ground waters. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1926 |
| Photographer: | Manson, W. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 225500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 615500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 208.17 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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