The Flamborough Quaternary Research Group

Fieldwork - South Landing 8th June 2008

The three sections are numbered in same way as the April 2008 visit

Section 2

1 At 2m from edge of chalk cliff 2m to the top of the chalk

2 At 4 m from edge of chalk cliff 1.4m to the top of the chalk

3 At 6m from edge of chalk cliff 0.9m to the top of the chalk

4 At 11m from edge of chalk cliff 0.9m to the top of the chalk

Small fall - gravels 1.9m

5 At 16m from edge of chalk cliff 1.05m to the top of the chalk

 Big fall - gravels 2m

6 At 24m 80cm to gravel base, 2.7m gravels, no solid chalk

7 Between calcrete blocks (left of right block) 3.7m gravels + clacrete

Section 3

8 Left 3.2m to top of gravel

9 Right 3.15m to top of gravel

Section 2

10 Left 0.5m to top of solid chalk 2.9m to top of gravels

11 Right 2.6m to top of visible gravels

levels (deduct these from all the heights and add the negative results)

1 angle 0 degs base +6.5cm

2 angle 12 degs base +1cm

3 angle 20 degs base +3cm

4 angle 35 degs base +3.5cm

5 angle 65 degs base +6.5cm

6 angle 100 deg base +4.4cm

7 angle 112deg base +2.5cm

8 angle 114 degs base +3.5cm

9 angle 118 degs base -2.5cm

10 angle 129 degs base -0.3cm

11 angle 131 degs base +0.1cm

GPS readings

Edge of slipway TA 23096 69243 +/- 4m

Far left of cliff edge TA 23018 69195 +/- 10m

Calcrete block (where grid) TA 23041 69206 _/- 6m

Survey post TA 23043 69196 +/- 5m

Erratics in gravels -

Brown sandstone

Jasper

Yellow quartz

White quartz

Old Red Sandstone

Brown flint

Limonite

Black flint

Basalt

Chalk

Soft orange sandstone

{fieldwork report by Mike Horne} 

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