2008
NS4376 : A modern cairn on the Long Crags
taken 15 years ago, near to Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
A modern cairn on the Long Crags
This is a closer look at one of a group of modern cairns in this area; see: NS4376 : Modern cairns at the Long Crags. The photo also shows some of the items that have been incorporated into the cairn in recent years; they are perhaps a modern form of votive offering, and they appear to be made of plaster of Paris.
The Long Crags
The Long Crags, sometimes called the Lang Craigs, are the western escarpment of the Kilpatrick Hills. The lava (Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation) from which they are made originated in widespread volcanic activity about 350 million years ago, in the Carboniferous Period. The escarpment is shown as "Long Craig" in Roy's Military Survey of Scotland (1740s—50s). It gives its name to nearby Lang Craigs Woodland (c.2011): Link
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- Grid Square
- NS4376, 63 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 22 October, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 22 October, 2008
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 431 763 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.2691N 4:30.8454W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 431 763
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
