Back in December the A980\u00a0 Lochcarron to Plockton road was closed at the Strome Ferry due to rockfalls from a steep section of cliff<\/a>.\u00a0 This has had major impacts in terms of diversions, resulting in the Highland Council laying on a car ferry service to provide a detour.\u00a0 There have been multiple unsuccessful attempts to re-open the road, which remains closed until at least next Monday.<\/p>\n 2. A near-miss in Dorset<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, a couple had a near-miss from a coastal rockfall near to Burton Bradstock in Dorset<\/a>:<\/p>\n ” The couple were enjoying a gentle stroll along the beach when giant boulders \u2013 some the size of cars \u2013 began tumbling down the 45 m cliff.It was only because Ms Pollard stopped to pick up a shell on the beach at Burton Bradstock, Dorset, that the couple didn\u2019t walk under the mass of falling rocks.\u00a0 The 45-year-old, from West Horrington, Somerset, said: ‘All of a sudden these big boulders rolled down the cliff and out along the beach towards the sea.\u00a0 ‘It all took about five seconds or so to come down. It made the most horrendous crash, I was terrified.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Looking at the image of the landslide provided in the paper, this was no trivial event:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n http:\/\/www.metro.co.uk\/news\/890797-couple-saved-from-dorset-cliff-collapse-after-stopping-to-pick-up-shell<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n It is also interesting to note the steep overhang that has been left – there is probably a further rockfall to come at this location.<\/p>\n 3. Plans for upgrades to the A83 Rest and Be Thankful<\/strong><\/p>\n Back to Scotland, where the A83 road and the beautifully named Rest and be Thankful has been the site of repeated landslide problems in recent years, most recently in December 2011<\/a>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2012\/02\/12_02-Dorset-1.jpg\" "\\"12_02")
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