Parallel roads of Glen Roy
Parallel roads of Glen Roy, by James Skene (1775-1864). Drawing of the Parallel roads of Glen Roy, depicting a series of post-glacial shorelines created at the end of the Pleistocene epoch. This geological feature was extremely popular in the 19th century, with a number of the early geologists theorising as to its cause. Ink wash on paper
Picture No
14154388
Media ID
45861334
Size
4338px x 2738px
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Credit
© The Geological Society / Mary Evans
Source
Geological Society of London. Archive reference: LDGSL/400/5 - Image reference: 05-81
Date
circa 1809
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1809 Cause Epoch Extremely Feature Geological Geologists Glen Parallel Pleistocene Shorelines Skene Wash
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