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Samson's Toe
Samson's Toe in Winskill Stones Nature Reserve above Stainforth in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire,
This huge greywacke boulder was dropped by a glacier during the last Ice Age. It has been left standing on little limestone plinths because the boulder has protected the limestome from erosion caused by acid rain.
Local folklore says the rock was the toe of giant Samson which broke off when he attempted to jump from Langcliffe Scar.
Created: November 01, 2023
Author: Joan Martin
© Joan Martin (PHOTO NORTH). All Rights Reserved.
Photograph keywords: erratic boulder, giant, glacial, glacier, greywacke, Ice Age, limestone, Lower Winskill, Nature Reserve, Samson's Toe, Stainforth, Winskill Stones, Yorkshire Dales
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