Hen Cliff
Hen Cliff is part of the Jurassic Coast near Kimmeridge in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England.[1][2]
The cliff runs from the eastern end of Kimmeridge Bay (below the folly called Clavell Tower) east to an area called Cuddle.[1] The cliffs consist (as at Kimmeridge Bay) of ledges of dolomite interspersed with thicker units of shale. The steepness of the cliff is unexpectedly pronounced, nearly perpendicular, and presumably attributed to the swift erosion caused by the sea and the shallow angle of inclination.[3] Rockfalls are common and dangerous here. To the southeast are the Kimmeridge Ledges.
References
- ^ a b West, Ian (5 May 2014). "Hen Cliff, Clavell Tower, Yellow Ledge – SE of Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset". Geology of the Wessex Coast of Southern England. UK: University of Southampton. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Freeman, Kim. "Kimmeridge Bay – Hen Cliff". Flickr.
- ^ "Kimmeridge, East - Hen Cliff to Yellow Ledge - by Ian West". wessexcoastgeology.soton.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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