The Carstairs Esker
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Carstairs Esker by Mary and Angus Hogg as part of the Geograph project.
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The Carstairs Esker
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 25 May 2012
The high ground is part of the Carstairs esker system, which is the best-known example of its kind in Scotland. The long twisting ridge of sand and gravel marks the position of a river that flowed below stagnant ice at the end of the last Ice Age.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.702852
Longitude
-3.687644