Geology Site Account
A-Z Geological Site Index
Pleshey erratic boulders, PLESHEY, Chelmsford District, TL648143, General geological site
Location:
show OS map show polygon
|
Site category: Boulders - other types Site name: Pleshey erratic boulders Grid reference: TL 648143 Brief description of site: On the traffic island at a road junction west of the village is a splendid glacial erratic boulder of Carboniferous Limestone with fossil corals (110cm x 70cm x 60cm) and a sarsen stone (70cm x 70cm x 35cm). The limestone boulder was brought to Essex from Derbyshire or Yorkshire by the Anglian ice sheet during the coldest period of the Ice Age. The sarsen stone originates in North Essex around the Stour Valley.
|
if you have an image please upload it
|
Reference: Lucy 2003a
Geology Site Map
A-Z Geological Site Index