Beeston Cliffs
Beeston Cliffs is a 10.3-hectare (25-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 169 433 |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 10.3 hectares (25 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This is the type site for the Beestonian stage of the Early Pleistocene, between around 1.8 and 0.8 million years ago. It has both marine and freshwater deposits. There is a nationally rare plant, purple broomrape, in calcareous grassland on the clifftop.
There is public access to the site.
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