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It is the highest sea cliff in England [1] and the highest point on the South West Coast Path. [2] Little Hangman is 716 feet (218 m) high and overlooks the village of Combe Martin at the western boundary of Exmoor National Park. Both cliffs lie on the South West Coast Path and are in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Golden Cap seen from Stonebarrow Hill in winter. Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England.At 191 metres (627 ft), it is arguably the highest point near the south coast of Great Britain (although the highest point is set back some 250 m (820 ft) from the coastline) and is visible for tens of miles along the coastline.
The Kame, Foula, Shetland, 376 m above the North Atlantic, second highest sea cliff in the UK; St John's Head, Hoy, Orkney, 335m above the North Atlantic, highest purely vertical sea cliff in the UK [1] Hangman cliffs, Devon 318 m above Bristol Channel is the highest sea cliff in England
With a cliff face of 800 feet (244 m), it is described as the highest cliff on mainland Britain. [28] The path now leaves the Exmoor National Park and enters the village of Combe Martin, which claims to have the longest village street in England (two miles (3.2 km)). [29]
The western stretch of Exmoor boasts Hangman cliffs, the highest cliffs in mainland Britain, culminating near Combe Martin in the "Great Hangman", a 1,043 ft (318 m) 'hog-backed' hill with a cliff-face of 820 ft (250 m); its sister cliff the "Little Hangman" has a cliff-face of 716 ft (218 m).
The whole north face of Conachair is a vertical cliff up to 427 metres (1,401 ft) high, [38] falling sheer into the sea and constituting the highest sea cliff in the UK. [ 39 ] The archipelago is the site of many of the most spectacular sea cliffs in the British Isles.
23 (The tallest peak in Great Britain and Scotland) Ben Nevis: 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) Scotland: The tallest peak in Wales: Snowdon: 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) Wales: The tallest peak in England: Scafell Pike: 978 metres (3,209 ft) England: The tallest peak in Northern Ireland: Slieve Donard: 850 metres (2,789 ft) Northern Ireland
The cliffs run about 6 miles (10 km) from Flamborough Head north towards Filey and are over 330 feet (100 m) high at points. The cliffs at Bempton are some of the highest chalk cliffs in England, Beachy Head in East Sussex being the highest at 530 feet (160 m). [2] The area administered by the RSPB also includes Buckton Cliffs. [3]