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Where Am I? No. 212 - Rocks and Water
« on: Monday 17 August 15 13:26 BST (UK) »
Another view…  :P
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Re: Where Am I? No. 212 - Rocks and Water
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 August 15 16:18 BST (UK) »
Intriguing... I first thought it might be somewhere around Watchet, as we've had a few from that area, but the opposite side of the bay/estuary/inlet looks too close to me.

Anyway, after looking at a map of SW England for a narrower bay/estuary/inlet, I think I've found it - Orcombe Point, looking across Maer Rocks towards Exmouth, and then across the Exe Estuary towards Dartmoor. Here are some photos for comparison:

http://www.dayhikes.co.uk/s/179/9/south-west-coast-path-exmouth-sidmouth.html (4th large photo from the top)
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-waves-rushing-in-onto-the-beach-below-thr-red-sandstone-cliffs-at-22808305.html
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/931997

I haven't found any showing the same walkway round the cliffs, but they look to me as though they are subject to erosion, so it may well not be there now.

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Re: Where Am I? No. 212 - Rocks and Water
« Reply #2 on: Monday 17 August 15 16:30 BST (UK) »
Yes, I think you are right, Arthur. The Geograph image is from almost the same viewpoint.

That's a very good find. Well done  ;D
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Re: Where Am I? No. 212 - Rocks and Water
« Reply #3 on: Monday 17 August 15 18:39 BST (UK) »
Almeroth, Germany (probably Hessen). Mawer, Softley, Johnson, Lancaster, Tatum, Bucknall (E.Yorks, Nfk, Lincs)

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Re: Where Am I? No. 212 - Rocks and Water
« Reply #4 on: Monday 17 August 15 19:53 BST (UK) »
So they are - and that cliff does look pretty unstable, doesn't it?
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

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Re: Where Am I? No. 212 - Rocks and Water
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 23 August 15 03:50 BST (UK) »
Well done yet again Arthur!   8) 8) 8) 8)   Sorry for the late response, but I'm on limited access at the moment unfortunately!

Thank you very much once more, and also thanks to everyone else that searched!  :) :) :) :)

Caz
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