Happisburgh Cliffs Explained

Happisburgh Cliffs
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Geological
Area:6.1ha
Notifydate:1985
Map: Magic Map

Happisburgh Cliffs is a 6.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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.

The cliffs are above a public beach.

References

52.826°N 1.533°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Happisburgh Cliffs . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Happisburgh Cliffs. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Happisburgh (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.