Flamborough Head is a seven mile (≈11. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 3 km) long promontory on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a Peninsula or headland) Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Filey is a small town and Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Bridlington is a town and Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. It is a chalk headland, and the resistance it offers to coastal erosion may be contrasted with the low coast of Holderness to the south. Chalk (ʧɔːk is a soft white porous Sedimentary rock, a form of Limestone composed of the Mineral Calcite. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land or the removal of Beach or Dune Sediments by Wave action tidal currents, wave currents Holderness is an area of England on the coast of Yorkshire. An area of rich agricultural land Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages There are larger numbers and a wider range of cave habitats at Flamborough than at any other chalk site in Britain, the largest of which are known to extend for more than 50 m from their entrance on the coast.
Flamborough Head has been designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) by the British Government's Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). (Special Areas of Conservation are strictly protected sites designated under the European Community Habitats Directive, which requires the establishment of a European network of important high-quality conservation sites in order to make a significant contribution to conserving the 189 habitat types and 788 species identified in Annexes to this Directive).
Seabirds such as gannets and puffins breed abundantly on the cliffs, and nearby Bempton Cliffs has a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserve. Seabirds are Birds that have adapted to life within the marine environment The Northern Gannet ( Morus bassanus, formerly Sula bassana) is a Seabird and is the largest member of the Gannet family Sulidae The Atlantic Puffin ( la Fratercula arctica) is a Seabird Species in the Auk family. The Evolution of sexual reproduction is a major puzzle The first Fossilized evidence of sexually reproducing Organisms is from Eukaryotes of the Stenian Bempton Cliffs is a Nature reserve, run by the RSPB, at Bempton in Yorkshire, England. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB) is a British Charitable organisation which works to promote conservation and protection Because it projects into the sea, Flamborough attracts many bird migrants in autumn, and also has a key point for observing passing seabirds. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer When the winds are in the east, many birders watch for seabirds from below the lighthouse, or later in the autumn comb the hedges and valleys for landbird migrants. Wind is the flow of Air or other Gases that compose an Atmosphere (including but not limited to the Earth's) The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST internal designation HT-7U is an experimental Superconducting Tokamak Magnetic fusion energy Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an A hedge is a line of closely spaced Shrubs and bushes planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is Flamborough Head also has a bird observatory. A bird observatory is a centre for the study of Bird migration and bird Populations They are usually focused on local Birds but may also include interest
A Franco-American squadron fought the Battle of Flamborough Head with a pair of Royal Navy frigates in the American Revolutionary War on 23 September 1779. The American squadron During September 1779 the four remaining vessels from a seven-strong squadron which departed from the anchorage at Groix off L’Orient The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the engagement, USS Bonhomme Richard and Pallas, with USS Alliance, captured HMS Serapis and Countess of Scarborough, the best-known incident of Capt. 1779 The new frigate's first assignment was to carry Lafayette back to France to petition the French Court for increased support in the American struggle for independence HMS Serapis was a British frigate launched by the Royal Navy in 1779. John Paul Jones' naval career. John Paul Jones ( &ndash) was America's first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. The toposcope at the lighthouse commemorates the 180th anniversary of the battle. A toposcope or topograph is a monument erected on Hills Mountains or high places which indicates the direction and usually the distance to notable landscape
Danes Dyke is a 2 mile / 3 km long ditch that runs north and south isolating the seaward 5 square miles / 13 square kilometres of the headland. Flamborough Head is a seven Mile (≈113 km long Promontory on the Yorkshire Coast of England, between the Filey The dyke and the steep cliffs make the enclosed territory and its two boat launching beaches, North and South Landings, easily defended. Despite its name, the dyke is prehistoric in origin, and Bronze Age arrowheads were found when it was excavated by Major-General Augustus Pitt-Rivers in 1879. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for An arrowhead is point of an Arrow, or a shape resembling such a point as Archaeological artifacts arrowheads are a subclass of Projectile points Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers ( 14 April, 1827 – 4 May, 1900) was an English army Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
It was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of Yorkshire. Seven Natural Wonders was a Television series that aired on BBC Two from 3 May to 20 June 2005.
Flamborough Head and the village of Flamborough were also the setting for the book "Bill Takes the Helm" (Betty Bowen, published 1955 by Burke Publishing Company, London, England). Flamborough is a village and Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Summarised this is about an American boy's fight to save his grandmother's house from destruction by the sea, which he, his grandmother and his sister are living in. He is also desperately trying to get used to England after his mother died and she requested he be sent there in her will.
During the evening of 23 August 2006, a lightning bolt hit a buttress on the cliffs, sending 100 tonnes of rock into the sea. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or [1]
References
- Sculptureman sculptor, now lives at Flamborough head and makes his rock sculptures on the local beach
External links
- Map sources for Flamborough Head
- Flamborough bird observatory
- Flamborough Head Information
- Danes Dyke
- Dutch symphonic rockgroup called Flamborough Head
- Visitors' guide to Flamborough
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