Landslide case studies
The Landslides Team at BGS has studied numerous landslides. This work informs our geological maps, memoirs and sheet explanations and provides data for our National Landslide Database.
Please note the 'See Also' list on the right of all these pages. This is where you will find photographs, PDF reports, papers, useful references and other links.
To view information about a landslide, click on one of the icons on the map below.
Browse Case Studies
Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire *NEW VIDEO*Images and information of the rapidly eroding coast at Aldbrough. Terrestrial LiDAR.
Arthur's Seat, EdinburghReport on a rockfall on the south side of Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, in the early hours of 28 February 2007.
Beachy Head, SussexImages and information of our monitoring study at Beach Head using Terrestrial LiDAR.
Cayton Bay, Knipe Point, North YorkshireLandslide at Knipe Point where a large landslide is affecting homes at the top of the cliff.
Chesterfield areaReport on the geology and landslides of the area around Chesterfield, Geological Sheet 112.
Derbyshire areaReport on the geology and landslides of the area north of Derby, Geological Sheet 125.
Glen Ogle, Lochearnhead, StirlingshireDetailed geological report on two landslides which blocked the A85 road in August 2004. Fifty-seven people were trapped in their cars and either escaped on foot or by helicopter.
Happisburgh, NorfolkImages and information on the coastal erosion monitoring using terrestrial LiDAR at Happisburgh in Norfolk.
Holbeck Hall, Scarborough, North YorkshireThe Holbeck Hall Hotel was destroyed in 1993. Information and photographs of the landslide.
Ironbridge Gorge, ShropshireNotes, information, photographs and links on several of the landslides found in the Ironbridge Gorge.
Little Hey, West YorkshireDetailed geological report on a landslide which caused the closure of the A6024 road between Holmfirth and Woodhead Reservoir in November 2004.
Lockerbie Scroggs Cleuch landslide, Dumfries and GallowayDetailed geological report on a landslide which caused a bank to collapse and road closure in December 2006.
Mam Tor, DerbyshireThe famous Mam Tor landslide, Derbyshire. Photographs, information and references on the site.
Nefyn Bay, North Wales *NEW*On 2 January 2001, a fatal landslide occurred in the coastal village of Nefyn on the Lleyn Peninsula.
Oxwich Bay, Gower Peninsula *NEW*Information and photographs of the rockfall which occurred on the Gower Peninsula in December 2009.
Penicuik, MidlothianDetailed geological report on a landslide on a former mill landfill site in January 2007.
Pennington Point, south-east Devon coast *NEW*Rare photographs of a rock fall in action as witnessed and photographed by local resident, Eve Mathews.
Rest-and-be-Thankful pass, A83, near Arrochar, Argyll, 2009On 8 September 2009 a landslide blocked the A83 road, known as the Rest and Be Thankful pass, causing the closure of the road. The BGS Landslide Response Team made a visit to the landslide.
Rest-and-be-Thankful pass, A83, near Arrochar, Argyll, 2007In October 2007, the A83 trunk road between Arrochar and Lochgoilhead was blocked by a debris flow near the head of the Rest-and-be-Thankful pass. Poster of the study.
Sidestrand, NorfolkImages and information on the large landslide at Sidestrand in Norfolk. The Landslides Team has been monitoring this landslide using terrestrial LiDAR.
Snake Pass, DerbyshireDetailed geological report of a landslide that blocked the A57 (Snake Pass) road between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir, in January 2008.
Whitehaven, CumbriaDetailed geological report on a landslide at South Beach in Whitehaven which resulted in a fatality, January 2007.
York District *NEW*A report on the geology and landslides of the area covered by the 1:50 000 scale BGS map of York (Sheet 63).
Contact the Landslide Response Team
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