On 27 Oct, 20:02, "Nick Gardner"
wrote:
Well, Cornwall is actually sinking, and Scilly is sinking quite
steadily

Hi Graham

I thought that it was only the south east of England that was still sinking
and the west of the UK was rising, caused by 'rebound' after the removal of
the weight of glaciers from the last ice-age.
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amslhttp://www.ottervalley.co.uk


Nick

Scilly is certainly sinking. I'll try to dig out some info I've got on
it & email it to you.

Still searching, I've recently moved & still don't know where
everything is. However, 3000 years ago Bryher, Samson, Tresco & St.
Martins were all one island. It is just possible to walk from Tresco
to both St. Martin's & Bryher a handful of days a year at low water
spring tide. (When I say walk, you still have to wade through area
2-3' deep.) As this is only possible by following sand bars, and the
old field boundaries are largely hidden below them, and Spring tides
on Scilly are around 19' the sea must have risen 30' in the last
3000 years, and possibly as much as 50'.

Graham
Penzance