Seven Sisters (Sussex)
When the Seven Sisters ( English Seven Sisters ), the cliff coast between Eastbourne and Seaford is located, respectively. They are the most impressive cliffs on the South Downs in Sussex in the south of England . The Seven Sisters are a chain of consecutive chalk cliffs along the coastline. Since there are eight peaks and seven depressions, it is debatable whether the name refers to the peaks or depressions. According to an exhibition at the National Trust Visitor Center at Birling Gap, the name Seven Sisters originated around 1600. Only then did another cliff, the eighth sister, form due to continuous erosion. However, the historical name has been retained.
From west to east, starting east of Cuckmere Haven , they have the following names, with the valleys in between also having individual names. In the list, the cliffs are highlighted in bold:
- Haven Brow
- Short bottom
- Short brow
- Limekiln Bottom
- Rough Brow
- Rough bottom
- Brass Point
- Gap bottom
- Flagstaff Point (merging into Flagstaff Brow)
- Flagstaff Bottom
- Flat Hill
- Flathill bottom
- Baily's Hill
- Michel Dean
- Went Hill Brow
East of the last rock is the village of Birling Gap , which is severely threatened by erosion . Access to the beach is possible here via a set of stairs. Behind it is the Belle Tout lighthouse, which has already been moved inland, and then the highest chalk cliff in Great Britain , Beachy Head (162 m high), below which there is a lighthouse (44 m).
Web links
- Photo of the Seven Sisters ( Memento from September 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Seven Sisters Country Park
- Drone recordings of the Seven Sisters
Individual evidence
- ↑ the latter says z. B. Seven Sisters on Wikipedia
Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 1 ″ N , 0 ° 10 ′ 34 ″ E