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The Ayres raised beach, Isle of Man
Author(s) -
Ward C.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350070112
Subject(s) - fauna , geology , east coast , oceanography , archaeology , character (mathematics) , geography , ecology , geometry , mathematics , biology
The area fringing the north coast of the Isle of Man, known as the Ayres, consists of beach deposits lying three or four metres above high‐tide level (about 6 m above O.D. at Douglas). This raised beach extends from Phurt on the east coast to Sartfield on the west where it is cut out by modern coastal erosion. The fossil fauna is recent in character; Lamplugh (1903) used this as a basis for correlation with other raised beaches and platforms around the island.