Pile of Stones

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Pile of Stones by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

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Pile of Stones

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 18 Jun 2014

A common sight in this area is a heap of boulders by the side of a field. They are erratics left behind by melting ice sheets during the last Ice Age to make a nuisance of themselves to farmers.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.492829
Longitude
-2.761701