kilve beach near east quantoxhead in somerset, england. the huge exposed layers of rock date back to the jurassic era and are a

beach bristol chalk channel cliffs coast crack east england environment erosion exposed face formation fossil geology horizontal kilve landscape layers lias limestone lines marl metamorphic mineral mineralogy natural nature outdoors pattern pebbles prehistoric quantoxhead rocky rough sand sea sedimentary shale shore slate smooth somerset stone strata tide water weathered