Gallery 37 - Brixham to Shaldon
Raised Beach - Hope's Nose
In the south east cliff of Hope's Nose are raised beach deposits of pebbles and shells cemented into a
soft sandstone with Sand above and Devonian Limestone below ,
Thatcher Rock in the distance.
A good path , off the Coast Path, by the excellent infomation board for this SSSI leads down to the Raised Beach.
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The Raised beach , 9 metres above sea-level , is 'Ipswichian ' in age about 125,000 - 210,000 years old.
Ref: 7739
Date: 15/10/2019
Location: SX 9474 6330