Arbroath Cliffs in February sunshine (at last!!!)

Oh the joy of being retired - a glorious day, sun shining for first time in ages - so we went for a walk along the Arbroath Cliffs. With my trusty stick and my wife carrying the camera bag we had a wonderful walk along these amazing Cliffs. Some info about this area:

The erosive power of the sea and wind has dominated the
development of the features of the rocky coast between Arbroath and
Auchmithie. These powerful forces have influenced the development
of the cliffs, the rocky shore platform beneath and the presence
of narrow, boulder and gravel rather than broader sandy beaches.
The cliffs are not particularly high often only 6 to 15 metres, but reach
a maximum height of about 40m north of Carlingheugh Bay.

The local coastal landscape features are mainly controlled by the
nature of the sedimentary rocks - sandstone and conglomerate
(formerly sand and gravel) – into which the coastline has been
carved. The physical characteristics of these rock layers,or strata,
determine how erosion affects them. Such characteristics include;
the dip of the strata imposed by Earth movements (mountain
building and plate tectonics);the hardness of the rocks and their
resistance to physical and chemical weathering; the patterns
and spacing of vertical joints (fractures); occurrence of faults;
the thickness of the beds and the presence of cross bedding.

We ended the walk in the Harbour and rewarded ourselves with sausage suppers, yum, yum.

For more photos of these stunning Cliffs and one of the famous Bell Rock Lighthouse, see here You might even catch a glimpse of my wife and yours truly.