Duckpool to Furzey Cove

Coordinates: 50°51′23″N 4°33′23″W / 50.8565°N 4.5565°W / 50.8565; -4.5565
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Duckpool to Furzey Cove
Notification
1996 (1996)
Natural England website

Duckpool to Furzey Cove is a coastal Geological Conservation Review site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Cornwall, England, UK, noted for its geological interest.[1]

Geography

The 87-hectare (210-acre) site, notified in 1996, is located on the north Cornish coast, mainly in

Coombe in the north, following the shores of the Celtic Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, ending at Furzey Cove near Maer in the south.[2][3]

The

National Trust. This site is contiguous with the Bude Coast, Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth and Marsland to Clovelly Coast (in Devon) chain of SSSIs on this section of coastline.[1][3]

Geology

The geology of the site mainly is composed of alternating mudstones, shales and siltstones and is of very high national importance in the study of Upper Carboniferous rocks within Britain.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Duckpool to Furzey Cove" (PDF). Natural England. 1996. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Duckpool to Furzey Cove map". Natural England. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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