2013

NS9869 : Petershill Limestone

taken 11 years ago, near to Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Petershill Limestone
Petershill Limestone
This is the most accessible of the interesting geological features of Petershill Reserve. It is the bedding surface of a limestone which has been tilted so that it dips towards the west. This is a marine limestone, formed as a reef round a volcanic island some 300 million years ago in the late Carboniferous. It contains an abundance of fossils including corals, brachiopods, echinoids, crinoids, bryozoa and sponges. See NS9869 : Spirifer Fossil.

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Geographical Context: Geological interest
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Fossils [4] · Interesting Geological Features [2] · Million Years [2] Other Photos: · Petershill Reservoir ·
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NS9869, 27 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Anne Burgess   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 9850 6953 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:54.4879N 3:37.5120W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 9849 6952
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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