The Earthquake House
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Title
The Earthquake House
Description
This small building was built in 1874 to house a seismoscope to register earthquake shocks. It was the first purpose-built earthquake observatory in the western hemisphere and attempted to record the ground movements in this part of the world which led to Comrie being known as the 'Shaky Toon'.
A modern seismograph from the British Geological Survey now operates inside the building and records earthquakes from locations all around the globe. Within the building, there is a full explanation of the history and science.
Park on road and walk up (steep) track
Source
perthkinross
Type
Museum
Identifier
3245
Spatial Coverage
current,56.37194,-4.00086;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
Comrie
IsNewThisYear
No
OpeningTime1
10:00-16:00
OpeningTime2
10:00-16:00
Activities
Park on road and walk up (steep) track.
WC
No
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
No
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
No
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
12327
IsIncludedThisYear
No
Postcode
PH6 2JU
Citation
“The Earthquake House,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3244.
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