| P number: | P000184 |
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| Old photograph number: | B00933 |
| Caption: | Hailes Quarry, Slateford. Edinburgh. Quarry in Hailes Sandstone (Calciferous Sandstone Series). |
| Description: | Hailes Quarry, Slateford. Edinburgh. Quarry in Hailes Sandstone (Calciferous Sandstone Series). The south end of the quarry showing the quarry face. Note how the beds become thicker towards the base of the face. A crane is clearly seen with its wire rope stays. The tunnel to the left goes under the Union Canal to another part of the quarry. The Calciferous Sandstone Series is Lower Carboniferous in age. Craigleith Quarry was said to have been in operation for over 300 years in 1892. It is now totally filled in. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 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: | 320800 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 670500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 333.87 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/ Economic geology/ Quarries |
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