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Norber Erratic, Norber, Austwick, West Yorkshire Royalty Free Stock Photo

Geological Erratic, Norber, Yorkshire Royalty Free Stock Photo

A glacial erratic deposited on limestones base on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view showing a glacial erratic supported on the limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view of a glacial erratic on limestones supports on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view of a collection of glacial erratics on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A close up view showing a glacial erratic deposited on the limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

Norber Erratic, Norber, Austwick, West Yorkshire

A view of a glacial erratic perched on a limestone base on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view of a large glacial erratic on limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A side view of a glacial erratic supported on the limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view of a masive glacial erratic boulder resting on limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A side view showing a glacial erratic supported on the limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view of a glacial erratic resting on limestone pavement on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

A view of a glacial erratic on the slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

One of the best examples of Geological erratics in the UK, is at the limestone plateau at Norber, near Austwick, west Yorkshire. An erratic is an example of older rocks and boulders, being picked up by a glacier, and deposited on much younger rocks, ie, the Limestone. This all happened during the last ice age, where they moved about a mile, but took many thousands of years. The Erratic boulder consists of Silurian Greywhacke stone.