SN9508 : Close-up of Basal Grit slabs at Twyn y Glog

near to Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taff/Rhondda Cynon Taf, Great Britain

Close-up of Basal Grit slabs at Twyn y Glog
Close-up of Basal Grit slabs at Twyn y Glog
These rocks have been scraped bare by the passage of ice some 20,000 years ago and have but a sparse vegetation covering even now. Much of Mynydd-y-glog has a very thin covering of soil and vegetation and offers only poor grazing.
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SN9508, 8 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Alan Bowring   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Supplemental image
Date Taken
Thursday, 21 August, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 22 August, 2008
Category
Rock outcrop   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 958 087 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:46.0840N 3:30.6429W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 958 087
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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