
What is recorded here
Flamborough Head is shown as a headland on the public map of East Riding of Yorkshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Flamborough Head is a prominent headland on the east Yorkshire coast, composed mainly of Cretaceous chalk and younger glacial deposits. It formed through a combination of marine erosion and glacial activity, and is notable for its dramatic sea cliffs, diverse wildlife, and historical significance as a navigational landmark and former site of a Roman signal station.
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Places near here
Sea battle monumentMonument or public art · 52 yd
The LighthouseListed building · 111 yd
Flamborough Head LighthouseLighthouse · 116 yd
Boundary stone at Flamborough HeadMonument or public art · 123 yd
Pigeon hole cave FlamboroughCave or cavern · 257 yd
Sea cave, Flamborough HeadCave or cavern · 552 yd
Old Fall PlantationWood · 904 yd
Bird hideViewpoint · 1173 yd
Sykes PlantationWood · 1435 yd
Breil NookViewpoint · 1531 yd
Cliff top sculpture at North Landing, Flamborough HeadPublic sculpture · 1.2 mi
North Landing BeachBeach / strand · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: norman griffin · CC BY-SA 2.0