Morston Cliff
SSSI NORFOLK GEOLOGICAL
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TF 990 441[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Morston Cliff is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk.[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
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Morston Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Morston Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Morston Cliff (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Blakeney". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Blakeney National Nature Reserve". National Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Morston Cliff citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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