What is recorded here
Bishop Buttress is shown as a cliff on the public map of Cornwall. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Bishop Buttress is a sea cliff composed primarily of Devonian slate, formed around 380 million years ago through the deposition and compression of marine sediments. It is notable for its resistant rock formation, which has withstood coastal erosion, contributing to the dramatic landscape of Cornwall's coastline.
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