Clynelish Quarry. 1899

Clynelish Quarry, 1.3 km. west-north-west of Brora. Sutherland. The photograph shows a general view of the quarry with boulder clay, a glacial deposit, resting on sands and fine-grained siliceous white sandstone (Clynestone). The darker boulder clay can easily be seen resting on c. 3 m. of silicified sandstone. The sandstone is fairly soft and easily crushed and on exposure becomes quite hard and tough. A crane is shown in the centre of the photograph while blocks of sandstone await lifting on the quarry floor. The sandstones are of the Clynekirkton Sandstone Formation of Corallian (Upper Jurassic) age.

Photo P000005. Reproduced with the permission of the British Geological Survey ©NERC. All rights Reserved.

This photograph is by carnkie and was uploaded December 11^th 2009. © carnkie please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.

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