Beachy Head

American

[bee-chee] / ˈbi tʃi /

noun

a chalk headland on the SE coast of England, on the English Channel near Eastbourne, Sussex. 575 feet (175 meters) high.

Beachy Head British

/ ˈbiːtʃɪ /

noun

a headland in East Sussex, on the English Channel, consisting of chalk cliffs 171 m (570 ft) high

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Other scientists later suggested the Beachy Head Lady may have grown up around Eastbourne, but been born in Cyprus.

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The paper - titled 'Beachy Head Woman: clarifying her origins using a multiproxy anthropological and biomolecular approach' - was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

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The Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone contains some of the best examples of chalk habitat in the South East region, according to a government report.

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The coastguard recently urged people to stay away from cliff edges and bases after a large crack opened up near the Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head.

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The crack stretches a couple of metres along a section of cliffs close to the Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head near Eastbourne.

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