Seven Sisters

The Seven Sisters are a series of white chalk cliffs on the Sussex coast, where the South Downs meet the English Channel. Between the mouth of the Cuckmere and Beachy Head, the cliff tops rise and fall above a shore cut by waves. The sea steadily wears away the chalk, leaving a rocky platform below and exposing bands of flint within the pale rock. The cliffs form a conspicuous landmark for vessels passing along the coast.