Stop 2
On the road
SX 835 455
Before the coast road was built in the 1850s, the shingle ridge was much less permanent than it is today. Maps drawn before this time show the ridge breached at various places by the sea. Building of the road consolidated the shingle. However, even the road is not safe from the power of the sea.
In January 2001 a storm severely damaged the ridge and undermined the road. The section of road you can see here was rebuilt further inland in 2002. For the time being the ridge may be safe, but in the long-term it is generally agreed that nature, aided by global warming and rising sea levels, will one day destroy the ridge.
Walk along the ridge to the next stop, which is towards the obelisk war memorial.