Glacial erratic boulder
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Glacial erratic boulder
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 14 Nov 2014
Nestling in a thick bed of reedy detritus at the flood level is a superb glacial erratic boulder, typical of those transported by the last glacier to flow in the Conwy Valley. Unlike those which have been lifted to build the estuary wall, this one is too large to handle and has been left essentially where it was dropped 10,000 years ago when the ice melted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.263008
Longitude
-3.815985