2B.8 - Rapid Coastal Retreat - Holderness

• Locational context

  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • North East coast of England
  • Along the coast of the North Sea
  • Stretches 60km between Flamborough and Spurn Head
• Geology

  • Mostly consists of boulder clay (or glacial till/drift)
  • Structurally weak and has little resistance to erosion
  • It produces shallow, sloping cliffs between 5 and 20 metres high
  • The chalk band that surrounds the boulder clay has created a headland at Flamborough head
  • Erosion along fault lines and bedding planes has created features such as cliffs, arches and stacks