{"id":89338,"date":"2022-09-08T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=89338"},"modified":"2022-09-08T07:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:41:21","slug":"hastings-east-sussex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/hastings-east-sussex\/","title":{"rendered":"Hastings, East Sussex"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Hastings, East Sussex<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geology of UK and Ireland &mdash; Maps and resources<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/hastings-east-sussex\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Hastings,%20East%20Sussex&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/hastings-east-sussex\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/hastings-east-sussex\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Hastings,%20East%20Sussex&#038;body=Hastings%20lies%20on%20the%20south-east%20coast%20of%20the%20UK%20with%20spectacular%20cliffs,%20expansive%20beaches%20and%20a%20wealth%20of%20fossils%20to%20find.%20%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/hastings-east-sussex\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/hastings-east-sussex\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>Hastings is a small town on the south-east coast of the UK, most famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The town became popular with tourists when the railway brought visitors to the town in Victorian times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the old town there are cliffs of buff-coloured sandstone, locally known as the Hastings Sands. The ruins of the Norman Hastings Castle (once home to William the Conqueror) sit on West Hill overlooking the town. In the past, coastal erosion caused much of the castle to be lost to the sea before the present sea defences and promenades were built. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geological setting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hastings is part of the Weald Basin, an area of uplifted land that occupies the south-east of England (south of London, between the South and North Downs). The uplift is a result of&nbsp; the European and African continental plates colliding around 30 million years ago. Over time, the surface of the uplifted land has eroded, exposing the underlying rocks. Erosion is the reason why the cliffs are not capped by several hundreds of meters of clays and chalk.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings2.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;The cliffs to the east of Hastings at Rock-A-Nore. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_10292\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Cliffs with prominent horizontal beds stretch off into the distance above a rocky beach and the sea. There are blue railings and a cobbled walkway in the foregroud.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings2.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>The cliffs to the east of Hastings at Rock-A-Nore. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings2.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;The cliffs to the east of Hastings at Rock-A-Nore. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_10292\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">East Hill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The best outcrops of the Hasting Sands can be seen at East Hill, with sandstones and mudstones from the Lower Cretaceous (145 to 100 million years ago) cropping out spectacularly at Rock-a-Nore, at the far eastern end of the promenade. You can take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visit1066country.com\/things-to-do\/cliff-railways-east-hill-p1424931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East Hill Lift\u00a0railway<\/a> for a journey up through the Lower Cretaceous sandstones. The UK\u2019s steepest funicular railway takes you through sandstone beds from Hastings foreshore to Hastings Country Park, with spectacular views over the Stade, home to Hastings&#8217; fishing fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings1.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;The East Hill Lift funicular railway, Hastings. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_92452\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"A steep furnicular railway track rises up some cliffs behind some red brick buildings\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings1.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>The East Hill Lift funicular railway, Hastings. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings1.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;The East Hill Lift funicular railway, Hastings. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_92452\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beaches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both east and west of Hastings town are vast expanses of beach. Sand is exposed at low tide but, for the most part, the beaches comprise smooth, naturally rounded flint pebbles from the Cretaceous. Flint is almost pure silica and fractures like glass, and sometimes it contains fossils of marine shells. &#8216;Hagstones&#8217; (pebbles with natural holes in them) can also be found and have been part of British folklaw for centuries; they were used to ward off evil spirits and as good-luck charms. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings3.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Pebbles at Hastings. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_13762\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"An assortment of rounded pebbles\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings3.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Pebbles at Hastings. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hastings3.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Pebbles at Hastings. \u00a9 Melanie Leng.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_13762\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fossil hunting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of the best sites for fossils from this period, including remains of plants, shells, fish, turtles, crocodiles and dinosaurs.  Fossils can be found in the fallen rocks on the foreshore, in particular bivalves, dinosaur bones and footprints. A good example of a dinosaur footprint cast can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmag.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hastings Museum and Art Gallery<\/a> on Bohemia Road. Note, the cliffs at Hastings are unstable and rocks fall frequently throughout the year. Access to the cliffs and foreshore is from Rock-a-Nore car park. <strong>Stay clear of the base of the cliffs<\/strong>:<strong> they are unstable and rockfalls can occur without warning.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wildlife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at Rock-a-Nore, many birds can be seen on the cliffs including great black-backed gulls, turnstones, peregrine falcons and ravens. The cliffs are also home to typical seaside plants including thrift, samphire, sea beet and tree mallow. Again, <strong>please do not walk near the cliffs: they are unstable and rockfalls can occur without warning.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This stretch of Hastings cliffs to Pett Beach is a site of Special Scientific Interest, designated for its renowned geological and biological importance. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relatives\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Relative topics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/palaeontology\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">palaeontology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/postcard-geology\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">postcard geology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<h2>About the author<\/h2>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact no-shape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P1036132-500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prof Mel Leng\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P1036132-500.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Prof Melanie Leng<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Chief Scientist, environmental change, adaptation and resilience<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>BGS Keyworth<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/leng-melanie\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-2212-block_608869028b6f7\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Scarborough_headland-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scarborough Castle headland\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Scarborough_headland.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/\">Postcard geology<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out more about sites of geological interest around the UK, as described by BGS staff.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/office-geology\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/maps\/geouk-and-ireland-map\/\">GeoUK and Ireland map<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/maps-and-resources\/maps\/geouk-and-ireland-map\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hastings lies on the south-east coast of the UK with spectacular cliffs, expansive beaches and a wealth of fossils to find. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":89358,"parent":71982,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"50567,37440,62204,37431,8435,37384","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[1322,1070],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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