2005

NG4759 : Loch Cuithir Diatomite Mine

taken 18 years ago, 4 km WSW of Lealt, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Loch Cuithir Diatomite Mine
Loch Cuithir Diatomite Mine
This shows the drained bed of what was a much larger Loch Cuithir than it is today. Large quantities of diatomite were extracted from here up until about 1915.

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Place: Isle of Skye Category: Mine (disused)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Drained for the Extraction of Diatomite [4] · Extracted from the Bed of Loch Cuithir [3] Other Photos: · Inver Tote · Inver Tote diatomite works ·
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NG4759, 17 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Allan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 12 October, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 December, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 472 596 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:33.3345N 6:13.6666W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for NG4759) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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