Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 199 429 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 20.6 hectares (51 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1985 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
East Runton Cliffs is a 20.6-hectare (51-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Cromer in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]
The foreshore exposes Lower Pleistocene sediments, including large blocks of glacitectonic (transported by ice) chalk. There are many fossils, including extinct horses, rhinoceroses, and elephants. [5]
The site is open to the public.