• Question: what do we meanby shingle beach

    Asked by marinesummer to Tom, Derek on 17 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by emmagrace.
    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Shingles, in this sense, are small rocks (usually smoothed by the pounding of the sea). The are typically an inch or two in size. Sometimes they form a layer on the beach, making it look like the beach is made just of these “shingle” rocks. However, often if you dig down, you can find there is sand or mud underneath.

      It is because of these shingles that we call it a shingle beach.

    • Photo: Tom Crick

      Tom Crick answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Exactly — a pebble beach!

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