Morston Cliff
Protected area in Norfolk, England
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Morston Cliff is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, England.[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]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Norfolk, England |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TF 990 441[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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.
