Where the Village fell into the sea; Kettleness

The grey area near the summit of the promontory  was the site of the Alum mining village of Kettleness
The instability of the coastal cliffs around here is emphasized by the history of Kettleness. On one December night in 1829, the cliff slumped slowly into the sea taking the entire village with it. Villagers were rescued seawards, by an alum ship anchored offshore. Although alum mining was resumed, the rebuilding of the settlement never took place.
There used to be a Railway from Whitby that passed through Sandsend on a trestle bridge and went through the station at Kettleness, I actually travelled on it during the 1950's and found this old collection of photos
and a walk explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DGUBQZRkLk

All gone now!