Many more details available in Sheppard's classic 'Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast' (1912), available free online: http://www.archive.org/stream/losttownsofyorks00sheprich …
-
-
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
From the same source, a suggested eventual stable coastline for Yorkshire, to be reached in 1000 yrs or so:pic.twitter.com/IvS9AOvKBr
-
May be too expensive/impossible to protect Withernsea &c; if so, Lincs/Yorks becomes 1 big bay http://www.hull.ac.uk/coastalobs/eastgarton/erosionandflooding/index.html …pic.twitter.com/0nmRUEJu8g
-
@caitlinrgreen Partly the result of longshore drift by the look of it. What timescale is predicted here? -
@LandscapeIan 5-10k yrs, tho' that assumes no increase in sea level w/ little sea level rise... If signif rise, then will erode to > -
@caitlinrgreen:@LandscapeIan > pre-Glacial bay, and poss faster, due to greater wave energy etc! -
@caitlinrgreen Very interesting, Caitlin. Are they pursuing a 'managed retreat' policy there? -
@LandscapeIan I think the term is 'managed realignment', prioritizing what to maintain and what not. But sea-level rise may mean that such > -
@LandscapeIan > decisions are overtaken by events in the medium-long term, if my understanding of 100-1000 yr likely sea rises is correct :/ - 2 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
Of course, Lincolnshire has seen some v signif coastal changes too--map w/ situation c.500AD: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/10/post-roman-provinces-landscape.html#fn3 …pic.twitter.com/QQjWyUuzmw
-
Note especially the offshore islands, suggested to have been finally destroyed by the sea in the 13thC, see refs on page :)
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Lincolnshire saw less loss, poss as protected by offshore islands until c.13thC; lost villages after this tho', incl Mablethorpe St Peter, >
-
> Old Trusthorpe, Old Sutton on Sea, Mumby Chapel+Old Skegness. Ruins of Mablethorpe church could be see until 1870s from the modern shore!
-
In 1287, church of Mablethorpe St Peter, Lincs, was "rent asunder by the waves of the sea"; was rebuilt, but finally lost to sea in 16thC.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@caitlinrgreen@ahencyclopedia now that's very Intresting . Would you have a diagram of the wash for this era ? -
@davidtrnr1@ahencyclopedia There's this for c. AD 500ish--explanation here :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/10/post-roman-provinces-landscape.html …pic.twitter.com/Os0pumgSpy
-
@caitlinrgreen@ahencyclopedia brilliant ! Thank you . I have been trying to get the fenland survey an essay in landscape and persistence - End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@caitlinrgreen Gosh! So Filey, Bridlington & Scarborough were at 1 time inland areas. Wow! That's amazing. Thank you very much for sharing. -
@EquineAnn Bridlington definitely! Fascinating, isn't it! :)
-
@caitlinrgreen as a little girl. -
@EquineAnn I love the Yorkshire coast, though tend to go more towards Scarborough, Whitby and Staithes :)
-
@caitlinrgreen I go to Scarborough & Whitby too.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.