Fécamp and Cap Fagnet, Seine-Maritime, France

For place names consult the Série Bleue, sheet 1809 O, Fécamp, 1:25,000
All images, unless otherwise stated, taken by Uwe Dornbusch between 28-May and 3-June 2001.

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View from near the block houses on top of Cap Fagnet eastwards along the cliffs showing a number of small buttresses along the coast. Cliff erosion does not appear to be particularly active along these cliffs.
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Detail of the Port a la Reine seen in the background of the previous photo. Blockhouses from WWII to can be seen on the cliff top.
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View south-westwards from the cliff top at Cap Fagnet looking at Fécamp and Yport in the distance.
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Detailed view of the beach at Fécamp illustrating long shore drift direction and management with heavy machinery.