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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 glacial erratic, greywacke boulder was dropped by a glacier during the last Ice Age. It has been left standing on little limestone plinths which, because they have been protected from acid rainwater, have not eroded away.
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, Nature Reserve, Samson's Toe, Stainforth, Winskill Stones, Yorkshire Dales
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