glacial boulder


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Noun1.glacial boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin
boulder, bowlder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
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At the bottom of the bank, turn left and walk past the large glacial boulder, Give and Take, carved in geometric form (Peter Randall-Page, 2005).
It is part of Mr Kedge's long-term mission to share the fascinating geology of the stone with a wider audience and he has published a pamphlet and developed a glacial boulder walking trail.
Now the town's famous glacial boulder is to get special recognition.
Derwen Hwyl, Hafod y Llan, Beddgelert, Gwynedd - a twisted oak which has grown on a lonely glacial boulder and stands alone in a green field.
Two of the shortlisted trees in Wales are: | Derwen Hwyl, Hafod y Llan, Beddgelert, Gwynedd - a twisted oak which has grown out and onto a lonely glacial boulder and stands alone in a grazed green field.
The Pandon Burn is commemorated by a sculpture, formed from a glacial boulder, called Give and Take in Trinity Gardens On the East Quayside, and Pillar Man, a bronze work next to the Northumbria University Gallery.
Its extensive wetlands, sunny meadows and shady forests are home to a historic oak tree, a huge glacial boulder and an exciting variety of birds, mammals, butterflies, salamanders and other wild treasures.
It may have been a reject from a nearby quarry, or a cast-off from the glacial boulder scatter on the top of the hill - but at the moment, all bets are off.
The Radford Boulder, a glacial boulder, first blown up by dynamite in 1913, then reassembled, placed in Radford churchyard and blown up again in the Blitz.