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I imagine some such people exist in Cornwall and Devon, but they probably number in the hundreds at most, not that that fact will really help them much.
by NikkiA 3y ago
I imagine some such people exist in Cornwall and Devon, but they probably number in the hundreds at most, not that that fact will really help them much.
- manarth 3y agoThe geology of Cornwall and Devon is underpinned by granite, so their foundations are, er, rock-solid. The east coast (Suffolk, Norfolk) is predominently sedimentary, and ready to dissolve away at the slightest wave.
- Tangurena2 3y agoExcept when the sea levels change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyonesse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyonesse > A notable aspect of Scilly's historic environment is the presence of stone walls and other remains below high water, the result of low-lying land being submerged by the gradual rise in sea-level. The timing and nature of changing land areas and the separation of the individual islands has, in the past, been the subject of much conjecture and debate. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/lyonesse_eh_2014/overview.cfm https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/lyonesse_... Likewise, Dogger Bank is a fishing area that used to be a land bridge connecting the now-island Britain to mainland Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/01/doggerland-lost-atlantis-of-the-north-sea-gives-up-its-ancient-secrets https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/01/doggerland-l... https://thenaturalhistorian.com/2014/02/04/fishing-for-fossils-in-the-north-sea-the-lost-world-of-doggerland/ https://thenaturalhistorian.com/2014/02/04/fishing-for-fossi... Some times, all it takes is a storm to sink your land: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Marcellus%27s_flood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Marcellus%27s_flood