1. Case Study of Hard Engineering Coastal
Management at Minehead, Somerset
• Watch the video here of how the areas have
been managed, write down the specifics!
• Turn to p165 in your text book.
• Google earth tour.

3. Minehead BBC news article
• Read and highlight the
relevant information
on the article that give
any more detail on
this valuable case
study.

4. Your Turn!
• Use the laptops to create a poster that
explains the three different types of coastal
defences at Minehead.
• Include lots of photos and a map of the area,
here’s a very basic example of mine that I have
started …

5. 1.
Minehead Coastal Managment – HARD STRATEGIES!
What?
1. Sea Wall 2. Rock Armour 3. Rock Groynes