Bolt Head Live Cam
Watching the Winter waves crashing on our shore
Geological Formation and Coastal Geomorphology
The headland at Bolt Head presents a striking example of ancient rock formations meeting dynamic coastal processes. Composed largely of low-grade metamorphic schists—hornblende-bearing and dating back to Precambrian times—the outcrops here have been sculpted over millions of years by wave action and weathering. Underlying these are layered sequences where siliceous minerals and fine-grained sediments have undergone heat and pressure, creating foliation patterns visible in cliff faces. Such structures influence erosion patterns: foliation planes can direct slippage during storms, leading to characteristic jagged cliff profiles and occasional rockfalls.
