Baggy Point

Baggy Point

Baggy Point seen from Putsborough beach
Baggy Point
Baggy Point shown within Devon
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Baggy Point is a headland in north Devon, England. It separates Croyde bay and Morte Bay which includes the beaches of Woolacombe and Putsborough.

The sandstone rocks are popular with climbers.[1]

The land is owned by the National Trust,[2] and forms part of the Saunton To Baggy Point Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, because of the geological interest in Upper Devonian Sandstones.[3] The fauna in the rocks is poor but contains bivalves, possibly of brackish to freshwater affinities, and plant remains.[4] It provides an important habitat including maritime heathland.[5]

There is evidence of human occupation from the Mesolithic era and was used during World War II by American forces training for the D-Day Normandy Landings.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Baggy Point". Climbing Database. UK Climbing.com. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. ↑ "West Country coasts". National Trust. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Saunton to Baggy Coast" (PDF). Educational Register of Geological Sites. Devon County Council. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Summary of the geology of the Phase 2 part of the North Devon AONB and its immediate surroundings" (PDF). North Devon AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  5. ↑ "Croyde Action Plan" (PDF). North Devon Local Plan. North Devon Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  6. ↑ "A Walk Round Baggy Point (Newsletter No 10 2005)". North Devon Archeological Society. 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-09.


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