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The Seven Sisters cliffs and the coastguard cottages, from Seaford Head across the River Cuckmere

The Seven Sisters as viewed from just east of Birling Gap

The Seven Sisters Seven Sisters chalk cliffs in East Sussex. ... Seven Sisters chalk cliffs in East Sussex. ... Cuckmere Haven The Cuckmere River flows through the chalk landscape of the South Downs of East Sussex from the north of Heathfield to Exceat on the East Sussex coast. ... Download high resolution version (881x661, 61 KB)The chalk cliffs known as the Seven Sisters, on the coast of East Sussex, as viewed from just east of Birling Gap, April 30, 2005. ... Download high resolution version (881x661, 61 KB)The chalk cliffs known as the Seven Sisters, on the coast of East Sussex, as viewed from just east of Birling Gap, April 30, 2005. ... Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet in East Sussex on the South Downs between Eastbourne and Seaford It is situated on the Seven Sisters not far from Beachy Head and is owned by the National Trust. ...

 chalk cliffs by the English Channel. They form part of the South Downs in East Sussex, between the towns of Seaford and Eastbourne in southern England, and are within the Seven Sisters Country Park. They are the remnants of dry valleys in the chalk South Downs gradually being eroded by the sea. The cliffs are occasionally used in film and television as a stand-in for the more famous white cliffs of Dover, since they are relatively free of anachronistic modern development. They also feature at the beginning of Robin Hood, the Prince of thieves film.[citations needed] 

From west to east, the sequence starts just east of Cuckmere Haven. The cliff peaks and the dips between them are individually named. Listed below, the peaks are in bold. The Needles, situated on the Isle Of Wight, are part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. ... For the Thoroughbred racehorse of the same name, see English Channel (horse). ... Near Beachy Head The South Downs is one of the two areas of chalk downland in southern England. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... , Seaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, England, on the south coast, east of Newhaven, Brighton and west of Eastbourne. ... For other places with the same name, see Eastbourne (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The blue ice covering Lake Fryxell, in the Transantarctic Mountains, comes from glacial meltwater from the Canada Glacier and other smaller glaciers. ... The white cliffs of Dover The location and extent of the white cliffs of Dover. ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Looking West over Cuckmere Haven The Seven Sisters cliffs and the lifeboat cottages, from Seaford Head showing Cuckmere Haven (looking East) Cuckmere Haven is an area of flood plains in Sussex, England where the river Cuckmere meets the English Channel between Eastbourne and Brighton. ...

• Haven Brow (grid reference TV524976)
• Short Bottom
• Short Brow
• Limekiln Bottom
• Rough Brow
• Rough Bottom
• Brass Point
• Gap Bottom
• Flagstaff Point (continuing into Flagstaff Brow)
• Flagstaff Bottom
• Flat Hill
• Flathill Bottom
• Baily's Hill
• Michel Dean
• Went Hill Brow (grid reference TV549963).

Just east of the last peak is Birling Gap. Beyond, on the top of the next hill, is Belle Tout lighthouse and beyond that Beachy Head. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet in East Sussex on the South Downs between Eastbourne and Seaford It is situated on the Seven Sisters not far from Beachy Head and is owned by the National Trust. ... The Belle Tout lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse and famous British landmark located at Beachy Head, East Sussex. ... How the Beachy Head Lighthouse was built. ...

The South Downs Way runs along the edge of the cliffs, taking a very undulating course. Near Beachy Head The South Downs Way is a long-distance bridleway, running along the South Downs in southern England. ...

See also

• White Cliffs of Dover

The white cliffs of Dover The location and extent of the white cliffs of Dover. ...

External links

• Roger Beckwith's picture of the Seven Sisters
• Seven Sisters Country Park