| Ref No | LDGSL/400/37 |
| Title | Painting, ‘A section of parts of the rock on which Stirling Castle is built...’ |
| Date | 1812 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Format | Map/section |
| Description | Watercolour painting, ‘A section of parts of the rock on which Stirling Castle is built made in cutting a new road’, by John MACCULLOCH, 1812. With annotations.
"...is a more detailed representation of that part of the junction where the strata of sandstone are dislocated and broken. It exhibits also the different colours of the trap and sandstone. The white line, near the fragment, is a vein of calcareous spar", plate caption, 'Transactions of the Geological Society' (1814). |
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| Provenance | Presented to the Society by John MacCulloch, 18 December 1812. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | See also image LDGSL/400/36. |
| Publication Note | Accompanied the paper: MacCulloch, J, "On the Junction of Trap and Sandstone, at Stirling Castle", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', vol 2 (1814), pp305-308, plate 13. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | MACCULLOCH | John | 1773-1835 | surgeon and geologist |
| Term | Granite |