Rock and Spindle
Dublin Core
Title
Rock and Spindle
Subject
Geology
Description
The Rock and Spindle is an ancient volcanic vent, and it has an excellent example of radial columnar jointing (it looks like spokes of a wheel) due to the way the magma cooled. The rock just to the north of the Rock and Spindle is believed to be a section of the volcano that collapsed in on itself.
Source
fifesprehistoricpast
Contributor
bg45
Type
Site
Identifier
38
Date Submitted
30/03/2021
Date Modified
03/31/2021 04:28:05 pm
References
http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Rock_and_Spindle,_St_Andrews_-_an_excursion
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,56.330511321495806,-2.748239636421204;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Rock and Spindle
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Geological Exposure
Prim Media
49
Condition
1
Contact
bg45@st-andrews.ac.uk
Citation
“Rock and Spindle,” Virtual Museum, accessed April 19, 2025, https://sacredlandscapes.org/omeka/items/show/67.
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