 In 1957 Professor A.R.Alderman from the University of Adelaide wrote to the National Trust of South Australia recommending that the glacial pavements along the coastal cliff tops of Hallett Cove be preserved.In 1960, local farmer George Sandison died and the beneficiaries of his estate donated of land, a narrow strip along the cliff tops, to the National Trust of South Australia which was followed not long after by another for an access road.