At high displacement cut-offs, the fault network is dominated by a few long isolated right-lateral fault segments that bound fault blocks, but at lower displacement cut-offs shorter left-lateral and right-lateral fault segments make up fault tips and infill fault blocks. The majority (70%) of fault trace-length is taken up by small fault segments that have < 10 m displacement whereas 84%of strain is localized onto large fault segments with > 10 m displacement. The topology and relative connectivity of the network is analysed in terms of a system of fault branches between tips (I-nodes) or intersections (X or Y-nodes), the relative proportions of which reflect the connectivity of the network. Although the kinematic behaviour of the fault network is controlled by large fault segments, connectivity is very dependent on the small fault segments.
A comparison with a similar, nearby, strike-slip fault network at Westward Ho! (north Devon) shows many similarities and indicates that fault networks are better connected with increasing strain and that the network becomes better connected when strain is localized within damage zones rather than on individual faults.