Ardwick Green - Glacial Boulder
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Ardwick Green - Glacial Boulder
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 19 May 2010
The glacial boulder at the southern end of the gardens, is a remnant of the ice age. Little is known of how it came to be placed in the gardens, or when, but pictures from the early 1900s show that it was present at that time.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.470841
Longitude
-2.22283