Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 381 312 |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 6.1 hectares (15 acres) |
Notification | 1985 |
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. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
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
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "Map of Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "Happisburgh (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
52°49′34″N 1°31′59″E / 52.826°N 1.533°E / 52.826; 1.533
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