THE HERITAGE IMAGE REGISTER»Anon, Yorkshire

Taken 7-Aug-12

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Todmorden, Millstone grit erosion 1973

It is only relatively recently that the process of erosion that shaped these columns of millstone grit has been understood. They were effectively, sand blasted by loose sand particles in high winds at the end of the Ice Age.

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Keywords:todmorden, yorkshire pennines "millstone grit" rocks geology winds erosion todmorden "ice age" moorland carboniferous