This is the headland in the background of yesterday's shot at Filey, highlighted by the late afternoon sun. It is generally known as Filey Brigg, but more correctly is Carr Nase, with Filey Brigg being the low platform of hard rocks which stretches out to sea beyond the headland.
There are two types of rock here - the base of the headland is harder limestone, while the upper part is softer boulder clay, deposited here by the ice sheets during the last ice age. Deep gullys show how easily this erodes, and over the centuries the headland has been drastically reduced in size.
Some 1700 years ago there was a Roman signal station on the headland, at a point where it was some 200 metres wide. Today that part isn't much more than 20 metres wide. So, we should enjoy the headland while we can - it is disappearing!
For the energetic, the headland marks the start or end of two long distance footpaths. The Wolds Way runs along the Wolds (a low range of chalk hills) from Hessle on the Humber Estuary (about 80 miles), while the Cleveland Way runs from Filey north along the coast before turning west and then south around the edge of the North York Moors to Helmsley (about 110 miles)
Thank you all for your comments and favs, they are very much appreciated! I'm glad you are enjoying this brief visit to Filey as much as I did!
Ian
Thank you Kathy, glad you like it!
Ian