Happisburgh Cliffs

Happisburgh Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 381 312
Interest	Geological
Area	6.1 hectares (15 acres)
Notification	1985
Location map	Magic Map

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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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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

[dsv-1] "Designated Sites View: Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[map-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.

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