COLE : EROSION OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST. 105 
Sewerby, opposite Sewerby House ; Sands Cottage, near Bridlington 
uay ; Filey Bay and Carr Naze. At the latter place the capping 
of boulder clay (80 ft.) resting on the middle oolites is being rapidly 
destroyed, partly by the rainfall, partly by the heavy waves breaking 
on the northern face of the rocks. The narrowest portion of Carr 
Naze, on the top, measured only 224 inches on August 6th, 1889. 
In no very distant time this will be cut through, and the appearance 
of the Brigg materially altered. 
Captain Kenney, R.E., has kindly been at the trouble to furnish 
a table of measurements in Holderness, ~~ will be of great use in 
furnishing fresh data for future generation 
The following is the full text of on Kenney’s valuable 
report :-— 
EROSION OF COAST OF YORKSHIRE. 
Distances in September, 1889, from objects inland to the Coast. 
ee Petet | BR Rese 
Bian oe ee en ee Hp Top | To Migh | Ae Top | | Te 
ce of Cliff. |Water M.! of Cliff. ja Ww. M. 
Sht. 197, Plan3 | Hornsea ..| St. Nicholas’ Ch. Tower (Trig. Station). . at ere 32250 |= 3% 
: : eee oe 
” ” of Chancel End as .-| 2695°0 | 2923°0 30950 | 8 % 
Sht. 213, Plang Aldborough| St Bartholomew's Ch. Tower (A) ..| 5703°0 | 58130 6823'0 | 6945°0 
ia ” we Chancel End 5604" | §714°0 6717°0 | 6839'e 
» i Old Windmill (centre of) .. ae ..| §307°0  §432°0 6 364"0 | 6479°0 
Sht. 228, Plan 7 | Hilstone ..| St, Margaret’s Ch. Tower (A) .. ‘ .| 3215°0 peers 394070 4047°0 
bia ” in Chancel End... al 3170°0 | 3263"0 38850 | 39920 
Sht. 228, Pin. rz Tunstall ..| All Saints’ Ch, Tower (A) ik a 2135°0 | 2194"0 26240 | 2714'0 
* ” Pe Chancel End .. + | 20750 / 213570 2548'0 | 2640°0 
Sht. 243, Plan 5 | Hoilym’ ..! St. Nicholas’ Ch. Tower (A) Withernsea 920’0 1213°0 | 1282.0 | 1478’0 
si » % Chancel End oe ‘iI 840"o | 113770 | 11860 | 1382"0 
Sht. 257, Plan 2 Holmpton | St. Nicholas’ Ch. Tower (A) 3203°0 | 3317°0 | 40930 | 41950 
és ” ” Chancel End ie -. 314570 | 3273'0 40380 | 4140°0 
= | 
A. H. KENNY, Capt. R.E., 
0.8. 0., Compc, 8TH Dn. ORD. SURVEY. 
CLiFron, BrisToL, 
11.12.89. 
In speaking of coast erosion it must be remembered that waves 
of the sea exercise only a limited amount of work. As a general rule, 
they can only extend to a certain height, which is as nothing compared 
with with the height of many cliffs. If the main work were performed at 
April 1892 1892. 
