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Coordinates: 52°56′17″N 1°16′16″E / 52.938°N 1.271°E / 52.938; 1.271
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East Runton Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 199 429[1]
InterestGeological
Area20.6 hectares (51 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

East Runton Cliffs is a 20.6-hectare (51-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Cromer in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]

The foreshore exposes Lower Pleistocene sediments, including large blocks of glacitectonic (transported by ice) chalk. There are many fossils, including extinct horses, rhinoceroses, and elephants.[5]

The site is open to the public.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: East Runton Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of East Runton Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ "East Runton (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "East Runton (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "East Runton Cliffs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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52°56′17″N 1°16′16″E / 52.938°N 1.271°E / 52.938; 1.271

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