Morston Cliff

Morston Cliff
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk, England
Grid referenceTF 990 441[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Morston Cliff is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, England.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] It is part of Blakeney National Nature Reserve,[4] which is managed by the National Trust,[5] and of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[6]

This key Pleistocene site has the only interglacial deposit of a raised beach in East Anglia. It is believed to be Ipswichian, dating to around 125,000 years ago, and is overlain by glacial deposits of the late Devensian Hunstanton Till.[7]

The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path go through the site.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Morston Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Morston Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Morston Cliff (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Blakeney". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Blakeney National Nature Reserve". National Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Morston Cliff citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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