Gallery 5 - Hartland Point to Marsland Mouth
Warren Cliff - 2
Near vertical rock strata at the back of Warren Cliff.
About 300 million years ago , during the Variscan Orogeny , plate tectonics caused the collision of two super
continents . The Sedimentary rocks deposited in a shallow sea during the Carboniferous period - layers of shales and
mudstones were compressed like a concertina, producing a range of spectacular folds and faults .
The top surface was then eroded flat
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Date: 14/03/2016
Location: SS 2249 2498