The Holderness Coastline

About Holderness Coastline Because Holderness Coastline is made of rock clay it is much faster than any other coastline in the UK. A hundred thousand years ago the ice sheet was moved by sand, tiles and rocks (forming Boulder Clay) and covered a part of Europe. When the ice sheet retreated, Boulder clay remained in the city of York. This will be the Holderness Coastline. Many people are softer than other lands and therefore migrate to the Holderness Coastline as they are suitable for agriculture.

Located on the east coast of the UK, the Holderness coastline is located north of the mouth of Humber River, one of Europe's most eroding coastlines due to soft clay cliffs and powerful waves. Groynes and other artificial controls speed up the process along the coastline as coastal drift slows the coast and exposes them more. The white cliffs of Dover are also affected. Ricasoli Fort is a historic 17th century fortress in Malta and is threatened by coastal erosion. A small part of one fortress wall was destroyed because the land beneath it was eroded and there were cracks in other walls.

On the Humberside Holderness coastline, there is an erosion rate of about 2 meters per year. Along the coast a strong coastal drift has occurred, and for centuries saliva called Spurn Head spit was produced at the southern end of Holderness. The collar is 4 kilometers long and 100 meters wide. The majority of this coastline is glacier, soft and fragile material and easily eroded. However, this is not considered to be the sole reason for the rapid erosion rate. Because maritime defense is already in place, human intervention is considered another reason. To create a wider beach, rocky swells were built on Martleton. This in turn will help protect the coastline by absorbing wave energy. Then, concrete walls were built on Withernsea with jumping and Boulder cracks. These defense measures can cause major problems. This will protect the initial area when the beach is created