Glacial erratic boulders
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Glacial erratic boulders
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 18 May 2021
Well-tended pastures at Blaen-llwyn have been cleared of large boulders, which have been dragged to the lowest part of the farm where there is boggy, unproductive ground. Some are very large, and all are extremely hard (according to the farmer); see the mauve belt-pack for scale. My self-portable scale objects (aka dogs) were not available at this point due to lamb and sheep sensitivities. There is interest in the fact that there are rounded, well-travelled boulders mingled with much more angular pieces of micro-diorite from the adjacent hill. Once again I am drawn to comment on the exceptional abundance of glacial erratic boulders in this catchment. Access to this private area was granted by the landowners.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.252236
Longitude
-3.945943