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MANY of the shingle accumulations round the coastline of Britain pose problems of origin because there is no apparent source of supply for them. One such accumulation is that at Newgale in Pembrokeshire (Fig. 1), a study of which has provided evidence relating both to the source of supply of the shingle and to the reasons for its concentration. This evidence may be of general interest with regard to the problem of explaining how such banks originate.
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HARRISON, C. Origin of the Newgale Shingle Embankment, St. Bride's Bay, Pembrokeshire. Nature 217, 155–156 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217155a0
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