
What is recorded here
Hayling Bay features a stretch of coastal rock formations primarily composed of Chalk Group sediments, dating back to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 66 to 100 million years old. These rocks were formed from the accumulation of marine microorganisms on the seafloor and are notable for their susceptibility to erosion, shaping the bay’s distinctive coastline and contributing to ongoing coastal dynamics.
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Places near here
The Royal HotelListed building · 881 yd
The Shades Public HouseListed building · 917 yd
COPP MemorialMemorial · 983 yd
East WinnerBeach / strand · 1.1 mi
Gunner PointHeadland · 1.5 mi
Sculpture Shipwrights WayPublic sculpture · 1.7 mi
The KenchBay · 1.7 mi
Eastney BeachBeach / strand · 2.1 mi
Sandy Point Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.1 mi
Mulberry CaissonIsland · 2.1 mi
Eastney Beam Engine HouseMuseum · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0