Beeston Cliffs

Beeston Cliffs is a 10.3-hectare (25-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

Beeston Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 169 433[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area10.3 hectares (25 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This is the type site for the Beestonian stage of the Early Pleistocene, between around 1.8 and 0.8 million years ago. It has both marine and freshwater deposits. There is a nationally rare plant, purple broomrape, in calcareous grassland on the clifftop.[4][5]

There is public access to the site.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Beeston Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. "Map of Beeston Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. "Beeston (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Beeston Cliffs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. "Global chronostratigraphical correlation table for the last 2.7 million years". International Commission on Stratigraphy. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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