What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Ice Age Warrington This large boulder was brought to Warrington by a melting sheet of ice 2 million years ago when woolly mammoths still roamed through England. Known to geologists as a "glacial erratic" this stone probably originally came from the Lake District.
An erratic boulder in Warrington serves as evidence of glacial activity during the Ice Age, illustrating how ice sheets transported rocks over long distances and providing insight into ancient geological processes.
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