East Runton Cliffs

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East Runton Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Chalk rafts - geograph.org.uk - 792996.jpg
Location Norfolk, England
Grid reference TG 199 429 [1]
InterestGeological
Area20.6 hectares (51 acres) [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

East Runton Cliffs is a 20.6-hectare (51-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Cromer in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]

The foreshore exposes Lower Pleistocene sediments, including large blocks of glacitectonic (transported by ice) chalk. There are many fossils, including extinct horses, rhinoceroses, and elephants. [5]

The site is open to the public.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: East Runton Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of East Runton Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "East Runton (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "East Runton (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "East Runton Cliffs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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