Whitestone Cliff Foot Cave

Location
Grid Reference SE 508836

Altitude 300m (appx) Length ? m

Description
Cave at the foot of the escarpement. The cliff is well used by climbers.

Access
Open access.

History
The incident, which helped create Whitestone Cliff, occurred on the 25th March 1755 when John Wesley, a Methodist Preacher, who was visiting the nearby village of Sutton-under-Whitestone, recorded this event.

Wesley wrote; “It began at about 7am when workmen near the cliff reported hearing, “a roaring like many cannon”, and then ‘the ground shook and trembled, disturbing the peace and tranquillity.” We know from recent surveys that Wesley was recording a massive landslide that exposed the escarpment we see today.