Happisburgh Cliffs

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Happisburgh Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cliffs and defences - geograph.org.uk - 560447.jpg
Location Norfolk
Grid reference TG 381 312 [1]
InterestGeological
Area6.1 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.

The cliffs are above a public beach.

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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.

Coordinates: 52°49′34″N1°31′59″E / 52.826°N 1.533°E / 52.826; 1.533

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