Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, taken from the SW.
SC 431761
Description Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, taken from the SW.
Date 5/1/1998
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number SC 431761
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 24693 CN
Scope and Content Salisbury Crags, Holyrood Park, City of Edinburgh Holyrood Park has complex geology formed both of sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The imposing cliffs of Salisbury Crags are formed of a great layer of basalt laid down by volcanic activity millions of years after the main summit volcano became extinct. Originally the basalt layer was horizontal. It has been tipped by more recent earth movements to slope down to the east. The geological variation means that the Park has been an important source of building stone for the city of Edinburgh. Quarries along the face of the Crags exploited the hard volcanic rocks. On the slope behind may be seen the Camstane Quarries where softer sandstone was extracted. All quarrying had stopped by the mid-19th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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