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Hangman's Crag

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What is recorded here

Hangman's Crag is shown as a cliff on the public map of City of Edinburgh. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Hangman's Crag is a basalt sea cliff formed during the Paleogene period, around 60 to 55 million years ago, as a result of volcanic activity associated with the opening of the North Atlantic. It is notable for its resistant columnar jointing and exposure of igneous rock, typical of the Edinburgh basalt formations.

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