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Landslip under Southdown between Beer Headland and Branscombe which took place in 1789-90 looking Westward to Sidmouth Torbay and the Start Point. Artists impression filed with Excursion to Lyme Regis, June 1st 1914.
From the Geologists' Association 'Carreck Archive' on deposit at the British Geological Survey.
Does anyone have a recent picture of this spot?
Bob McIntosh
This is the Hooken Cliff landslide. BGS National Landslide Database ID 354/1. It took place in March 1789 in porous chalk and Greensand above the clay-like Mercia Mudstone and Penarth Group. This landslide appears on our geological maps and there are a range of references detailing the landslide:
ReplyDelete1969, J A Steers, The sea coast. Collins, London
1957, W E Smith, Summer field meeting in south Devon and Dorset. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. London Vol.68 pp.136-152
1903, A W Rowe, The zones of the white chalk of the English coast, III - Devon. The cliff sections by C. Davies Sherborn. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. London Vol.18 pp.1-51.
1971, J W Perkins, Geology explained in south and east Devon. David and Charles.
1971, R Millward and A Robinson, The Southwest Peninsula. Landscapes of Britain series. Macmillan.
1940, M A Arber, The coastal landslips of south-east Devon. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. London Vol.51 pp.257-271.
1965, D V Ager and W E Smith, The coast of South Devon between Branscombe and Burton Bradstock. Geologists Association Guide. London No.23.
The Landslides Team
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There are also lots of modern photographs taken by serveral people on GoogleEarth/Maps. One example is http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28978188
ReplyDeletehttp://goo.gl/maps/tn1M1