Gallery 5 - Hartland Point to Marsland Mouth
Wave Cut Platform
The Crumbling Cliffs at Welcombe Mouth , with highly folded rock strata ,
have been eroded by wave action leaving a platform of Sandstone ridges
with Troughs of more easily eroded shales running at right angles to the coast .
Top photo - shows the remains of an Up Fold ( Anticline )
Lower Photo - shows the remains of a Down Fold ( Syncline )
Ref: 2467.8
Date: 20/10/2015
Location: SS 212 180