2018

TA2173 : Puffin sculpture at Dykes End

taken 6 years ago, near to Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Puffin sculpture at Dykes End
Puffin sculpture at Dykes End
The path on the right is the Headland Way.
Danes Dyke :: TA2169

Danes Dyke is a bank and ditch earthwork 'wall' which cut off Flamborough peninsula from the mainlaind. Despite the name, the Dyke has nothing to do with the Danes! The exact date of construction is uncertain; some sources put it squarely in the Iron Age (pre-Roman) while others suggest similarities to post-Roman earthworks. and was intended as a defensive structure to protect headland settlements.
The Dyke stretches 4km from north to south, enclosing a total area of about 5 square miles, and includes the most northerly outcropping of coastal chalk in Britain. It was probably topped with a wooden pallisade fence and would originally have created a seriously strong defensive barrier to anyone approaching the headland from the west.

Headland Way

A linear walk of about 20 miles from the Priory Church in the Old Town of Bridlington to the Coble Landing in Filey. The route follows the coastline around Flamborough Head. Part 4 of the longer East Riding Heritage Trail, which is 4 linked walks connecting Hessle to Filey.


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Geographical Context: Coastal Paths Place: Flamborough Head Primary Subject: Sculpture other tags: Cliff Top Long Distance Path Sculpture Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Headland Way at Dykes [9] · Puffin [6] · Sculpture [2] ·
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TA2173, 76 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 November, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 213 731 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:8.4082N 0:8.6452W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 213 731
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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