The name Beachy Head appears as 'Beauchef' in 1274, and was 'Beaucheif' in 1317, becoming consistently Beachy Head by 1724, and has nothing to do with beach.
Instead it is a corruption of the original French words meaning "beautiful headland" (beau chef).
The cliff is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 metres (531 ft) above sea level. The peak allows views of the south east coast from Dungeness in the east, to Selsey Bill in the west. Its height has also made it one of the most notorious suicide spots in the world.
seanmonaghan1968 on August 30th, 2017 at 11:02 UTC »
Wow, where are the white walkers. Amazing shot
Kangar on August 30th, 2017 at 11:21 UTC »
The name Beachy Head appears as 'Beauchef' in 1274, and was 'Beaucheif' in 1317, becoming consistently Beachy Head by 1724, and has nothing to do with beach.
Instead it is a corruption of the original French words meaning "beautiful headland" (beau chef).
The cliff is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 metres (531 ft) above sea level. The peak allows views of the south east coast from Dungeness in the east, to Selsey Bill in the west. Its height has also made it one of the most notorious suicide spots in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachy_Head
Noodles_and_Sushi on August 30th, 2017 at 15:07 UTC »
Eastbourne represent!