Memorials & monuments · North East England
Boulder
In or near Prudhoe.
Boulder — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Boulder is a memorial located in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
In geology, a boulder is a rock fragment with size greater than 25.6 cm (10.1 in) in diameter. Smaller pieces are called cobbles and pebbles. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive. In common usage, a boulder is too large for a person to move. Smaller boulders are usually just called rocks or stones.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
In places covered by ice sheets during ice ages, such as Scandinavia, northern North America, and Siberia, glacial erratics are common. Erratics are boulders picked up by ice sheets during their advance, and deposited when they melt. These boulders are called "erratic" because they typically are of a different rock type than the bedrock on which they are deposited. One such boulder is used as the pedestal of the Bronze Horseman in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Some noted rock formations involve giant boulders exposed by erosion, such as the Devil's Marbles in Australia's Northern Territory, the Horeke basalts in New Zealand, where an entire valley contains only boulders, and The Baths on the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9520, -1.8561
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Prudhoe
- Postcode
- NE42 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe — 1.6 km
Sources
- osm: node/8465679216 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Boulder (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Boulder?
- Boulder is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE42 5LJ), in the parish of Prudhoe.
- What is Boulder?
- Boulder — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Boulder?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE42 5LJ.
- Is Boulder a protected site?
- Yes — Boulder is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Boulder free to visit?
- Yes, Boulder is free to enter.
- How do I get to Boulder?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE42 5LJ.