Keptie Hills esker, Arbroath, Scotland
Introduction
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Keptie Hills esker, Arbroath, Scotland
Image: © S Dumpleton Taken: 17 May 1997
The Keptie Hills in Arbroath is a good example of an esker. Eskers are formed from rock debris deposited by meltwater in a sub-glacial meltwater tunnel. The confines of the glacier ice means that the deposits are closely constrained and tend to build upwards rather than spreading out. When the glacier finally melts away, the esker is left as a sinuous ridge of gravel and sand. They often superficially resemble railway embankents and can be many miles long. Scanned from Kodachrome 64 transparency film, taken with a Zenit 'E'.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.562856
Longitude
-2.597443