Fragile Edge | Kilnsea & Easington Beach

Kilnsea Acoustic Mirror & Easington Beach Erosion | Fragile Edge

At the Eastern edge of Kilnsea Wetlands, pointing out towards the North Sea, there’s an Acoustic Mirror. It was built during WW1 to detect the engine noise of approaching Zeppelin airships. It still works now, although it amplifies the sound of approaching Geese rather than airships.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Easington beach. I think I was probably 8 or 9 years old last time. lt has changed in that time. The beach as grown considerably wider. Much of East Yorkshire’s coastline is made of soft clay. The cliffs were never going to be able to withstand the constant battering from the North Sea. Over the years, they have worn away, gradually depositing the wartime defences that used to protect the coast, on the beach.

The rapid erosion of the coastline in the area doesn’t bode well for the many static caravan sites, many of which are now precariously close to joining the pillboxes in the sand. It seems that there’s a constant movement of the caravans to keep them safe. A retreat from the inevitable collapse.

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