2014

NT0473 : Volcanic activity in the Lothians

taken 10 years ago, near to Bridgend, West Lothian, Scotland

Volcanic activity in the Lothians
Volcanic activity in the Lothians
This supplemental view is taken from one volcanic outcrop in the Riccarton Hills looking east to another, nearby Binny Craig, while Arthur's Seat rises above the buildings of distant Edinburgh. Just visible on the far left skyline is Traprain Law in East Lothian. The red flat-topped "hill" occupying much of the middle ground is a shale bing lying between Greendykes by Broxburn and Faucheldean near Winchburgh. Volcanic activity was bad news for the shale miners as the heat from the molten rock had driven off the shale oil from the rock they were mining. H.M.Cadell's "The Rocks of West Lothian" gives a fascinating account of shale mining in the area.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright AlastairG and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · West Lothian [7] · Volcanic [2] Other Photos: · Before and after ploughing, Riccarton Hills ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NT0473, 41 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
AlastairG   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 11 January, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 January, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 043 735 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.7365N 3:32.0240W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 018 736
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Supplemental image
This page has been viewed about 237 times
You are not logged in login | register