Old Harry Rocks - Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, UK
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Dragontree
N 50° 38.517 W 001° 55.500
30U E 576010 N 5610560
A famous stack off the coast of the Isle of Purbeck near Studland and Swanage Bays.
Waymark Code: WM4RP7
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2008
Views: 12
The land is commonly called The Foreland or Handfast Point and Old Harry is a smaller rock further to the south of the large rocks near the Pinical at the end of the headland. Old Harry's Wife used to stand next to him but collapsed over fifty years ago and now can only be seen at very low tides.
The bright, white chalk cliffs are the most easterly of the Dorset World Heritage Jurassic Coastline. Old Harry is where the cliffs broke and divided when the Isle of Wight was formed millions of years ago. The same bright white cliffs are what you see as The Needles some few miles away across The Solent.
The address of property, including Postcode.:
Old Harry Rocks,
Purbeck Estate Office,
Studland,
Swanage,
Dorset
BH19 3AX
The charges to visitors and opening hours.:
Free for hiking and visiting. Parking costs around £4.00 - £5.00 per car from the National Trust car parks in Studland village.
Web page: [Web Link]
National Trust member: yes
Parking place (optional): Not Listed
References: Not listed
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