Shoreline 2
Here is a closer view of the shoreline. The cliffs along this coastline have been threatened by coastal erosion for hundreds of years. On East Cliff there was once a roman fort, a large part of which has been lost to landslides over the years. The church you can see towards the right is St Mary and St Eanswythe's, parts of which date from the 13th century. St Eanswythe was an Anglo-Saxon princess, a granddaughter of king Æthelberht of Kent (who was converted to Christianity by Augustine of Canterbury), and daughter of king Eadbald of Kent, who reigned from 616 to 640. She was born about 630, and it is believed that she was the abbess of a nunnery here. That nunnery no longer exists, having probably fallen into the sea. It was once feared that the church would befall a similar fate but as you can see its still there.
Shoreline 2
Here is a closer view of the shoreline. The cliffs along this coastline have been threatened by coastal erosion for hundreds of years. On East Cliff there was once a roman fort, a large part of which has been lost to landslides over the years. The church you can see towards the right is St Mary and St Eanswythe's, parts of which date from the 13th century. St Eanswythe was an Anglo-Saxon princess, a granddaughter of king Æthelberht of Kent (who was converted to Christianity by Augustine of Canterbury), and daughter of king Eadbald of Kent, who reigned from 616 to 640. She was born about 630, and it is believed that she was the abbess of a nunnery here. That nunnery no longer exists, having probably fallen into the sea. It was once feared that the church would befall a similar fate but as you can see its still there.