| P number: | P001324 |
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| Old photograph number: | D05540 |
| Caption: | Oblique aerial view of Calton Hill and the Arthur's Seat volcano, looking from the north-west. |
| Description: | The remnants of the Lower Carboniferous volcano form Queen's Park in the middle distance: the Arthur's Seat summit is formed of agglomerate and intrusions filling the volcanic vents; the ridges of Whinny Hill and the Long Row to the left (north) are the remains of the lava flows; the sharp Salisbury Craigs in front are formed of a slightly younger teschenite (dolerite) sill, its dip slope to the left clearly displayed. In the foreground, Calton Hill is a faulted fragment of the Arthur's Seat volcano lavas and tuffs. Glaciation from the west has left the crag-and-tail feature formed by the hard crag of Calton Hill Rock and the tail of Royal Terrace stretching eastwards. |
| Date taken: | Wed May 01 00:00:00 BST 1996 |
| Photographer: | Bain, T.S. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 326200 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 674200 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 438.17 KB; 997 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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