Happisburgh Cliffs

Happisburgh Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Norfolk
Grid reference TG 381 312[1]
Interest Geological
Area 6.1 hectares (15 acres)[1]
Notification 1985[1]
Location map Magic Map

Happisburgh Cliffs is a 6.1-hectare (15-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of North Walsham in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

These cliffs are unique as they display three glacial deposits, from the 1.9 million year old Pre-Pastonian Stage to the Beestonian and the Cromer Tills of the Anglian stage 450,000 years ago, the most severe ice age of the Pleistocene.[4]

The cliffs are above a public beach.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Happisburgh (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Happisburgh Cliffs citation". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018. line feed character in |title= at position 19 (help)

Coordinates: 52°49′34″N 1°31′59″E / 52.826°N 1.533°E / 52.826; 1.533

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