I did it! I found another one! I knew there was a glacial
erratic somewhere on the University of Birmingham main Edgbaston campus, but I
was never exactly sure where, and there has been a lot of work on campus with
the construction of the Bramall Music Hall.
A few weeks ago, a friend and myself walked under the
Bramall down a new flight of steps, and there it was! A huge boulder, perched
on some grass. I will admit, I got very excited – but I am a geology student.
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| Note Michael for scale ;-) |
This BBC page called ‘Walk Through Time’ alludes to the boulder being near the Physics building, but it isn’t exact.
The BCGS Geology Matters website has an interesting article on the origin of these huge boulders – I had always assumed that they were from
the last ice age, but maybe they are even older deposits?
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