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There are several good examples of glacially transported boulders above... (more)

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The fell is covered by extensive areas of pavement and scattered boulders strewn... (more)

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This large limestone boulder marooned in the middle of extensive limestone... (more)

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There are extensive limestone pavements extending up the hillside just north of... (more)

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The fell is covered by extensive areas of pavement and a scatter of boulders... (more)

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A large perched boulder below the tilted pavement east of the summit. Can you... (more)

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This large limestone boulder marooned in the middle of extensive limestone... (more)

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This remarkable perched boulder is a prominent landmark on the limestone... (more)

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Recent scrub clearing by AONB volunteers has removed the young birch which was... (more)

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One of a number of isolated boulders scattered around the pasture on top of the... (more)

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Three large, smooth boulders isolated in a pasture just west of the wooded... (more)

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One of several boulders close to the footpath which were dumped here by a... (more)

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Quirky water-worn limestone boulders like this are used all over the dales for... (more)

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This zoom shot of the 'Obelisk' glacial boulder has drawn the... (more)

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A remarkably angular block of limestone close to the edge of the limestone... (more)

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Limestone boulders and outcrops on the west side of the fell.

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These large blocks have detached from the small scar and settled on the flat... (more)

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Similar in size and nature to the nearby SD4973 : Three Brothers. It was stranded in its... (more)

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A permissive path leads through limestone grassland and woodland owned by the... (more)

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Limestone boulders typically rounded and pocketed by water.Beyond, are the fells... (more)

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Large limestone blocks tumbled from the low escarpment just above. Today, the... (more)

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A few limestone boulders poke through the surface of the pasture.

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The fell is covered by extensive areas of pavement and a scatter of boulders... (more)

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A similar view to SD8274 : A small limestone pavement, under sunnier conditions. Pen-y-ghent is in the background.

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The small ash tree that survives by growing on the boulder has few leaves... (more)

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This was probably a huge single block dumped here by ice movement which then... (more)

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Dumped here thousands of years ago by a glacier.

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Two remarkably angular blocks of limestone sit on the edge of the limestone... (more)

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The trees and scrub around the huge boulder are rapidly donning their seasonal... (more)

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The west side of the point, shortly before sunset. This photo shows the current... (more)

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It's less than 6 months since Karl and Ali's second photo SD4255 : The point of Sunderland Point.... (more)

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The limestone beds are laid down almost horizontally along both sides of the... (more)

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Yew tree and limestone boulders. Gait Barrows is a National Nature Reserve with... (more)

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Now that the conifer plantation has gone these rocks provided the only shelter... (more)

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The same view in less pleasant conditions last January SD5579 : Limestone boulders, Newbiggin Crags. Beyond is... (more)

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Right next to the Occupation Road bridleway I noticed these three large... (more)

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This highly scalloped surface on a boulder has been produced by hundreds of... (more)

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Snow on the upper citadel of Ingleborough gives a glimpse of the ice sheets... (more)

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A typical scene on this fascinating limestone upland. Today, the views towards... (more)

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The tide has receded leaving ripple patterns in the mud around these barnacle... (more)

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Two remarkably angular blocks of limestone sit on the edge of the limestone... (more)

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Split blocks of limestone with a view to the Bowland moors.

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A few limestone boulders line this short stretch of the path which may be quite... (more)

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Stranded here by a glacier at the end of the last ice age. Looking towards Ingleborough.

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A. Wainwright in his 'Walks in Limestone Country' wondered if this... (more)

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A light coating of snow accentuates the bleakness of this expanse of limestone upland.

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