Where raised beaches occur as a result of tectonic uplift following
the Pleistocene ice ages (which will be dealt with in more detail in
Chapter 5), there are inactive cliffs forming part of the shore profile
(N); such profiles are quite common in some parts of Britain, such as
near Start Point in South Devon. Where slumping and slipping forms
of mass movement occur, cliff profiles take on a stepped form (0).
There may be just one step or a whole series of them, according to the
degree of slope stability. Many parts of southern England have
stepped cliffs as a result of rotational slumping, e.g. Folkestone
Warren in Kent and the coastline near Ventnor, Isle of Wight.