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Blackgang Chine

50.59° N 1.31° W

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Whilst most people remember Blackgang Chine for its popular theme park, the cliffs of Blackgang Chine which are slowly shrinking the theme park are also yielding some fossils. These include trace fossils and occasional but rare dinosaur bones.

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Era

Cretaceous

Access

Blackgang Chine is very difficult to reach, the most difficult but most direct way is to climb down from the landslips at Blackgang Theme Park, but this is obviously not recommended. Ladders have been used in the past but again not recommended. The two best ways to reach Blackgang is firstly from the coastguard station at Atherfield Point, or to walk along the beach from either Shepherd’s Chine or Whale Chine.

Type

Cliff
UK Fossils: © UK Fossils
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