Spurn Head

• What is spurn head?

  a spit that represents a temporary sediment store/sink
• when was spurn head formed?

  some 8000 years ago, at the end of the last glacial period
• what does evidence suggest?

  that the feature has gone through a number of cycles of growth and decline, lasting on avg about 250 years
• why is spurn head classified as a temporary store?

  because it is extremely narrow for much of its length and has frequently been breached and destroyed by major storms