Orcombe Point from the beach:: OS grid SY0279 :: Geograph British Isles

SY0279 : Orcombe Point from the beach

near to Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain

Orcombe Point from the beach

'The Orcombe rocks are a key geological feature, displaying an excellent coastal section of sandstones, siltstones and mudstones of the Permian Exmouth formation.' (Link

Best accessed at low tide. The steps in the picture are currently closed due to erosion, but there are steps at Rodney Point, a short distance further West.

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2007

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Grid Square: SY0279, 35 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Kate Burhouse (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 26 March, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 12 April, 2007
Category: Geological feature (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SY 020 794 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:36.4023N 3:23.1009W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SY 020 794
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)