Esker near Shennas
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Esker near Shennas by David Baird as part of the Geograph project.
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Esker near Shennas
Image: © David Baird Taken: 9 Dec 2007
The snaking ridge is an esker, a cast of a water channel formed within a glacier by deposited sediment . This one is a few hundred yards long and originates to the north of Shennas farm, which actually sits on it. It continues as the green lump to the lower right hand side of the picture.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.006627
Longitude
-4.932245