The Keptie Hills esker, Arbroath, Scotland

Originally posted for the Guesswhere UK group.

The Keptie Hills in Arbroath is a good example of an esker.

Eskers are formed from rock debris deposited by meltwater in a sub-glacial meltwater tunnel. The confines of the glacier ice means that the deposits are closely constrained and tend to build upwards rather than spreading out. When the glacier finally melts away, the esker is left as a sinuous ridge of gravel and sand. They often superficially resemble railway embankents and can be many miles long.

Scanned from Kodachrome 64 transparency film, taken with a Zenit 'E'.

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Here's a photo of a sub-glacial tunnel on Mt Ranier in Washington, USA, taken by Flickr member Tom.
www.flickr.com/photos/lazybeagle/409343860/
You can see the debris in the tunnel floor which may eventually become an esker.