The 100 metre high Swyre Head Cliff with Bat's Headland and Bat's Hole (arch) from Durdle Door beach, World Heritage Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England.
Commentary.
The familiar tourist trail from Lulworth Cove to Durdle Door and back demands a modicum of effort and a little patience.
Taken slowly, with odd breaks for refreshment and re-fuelling
it is more than worthwhile.
There’s sheltered bays like St. Oswald’s and Man o’ War Cove,
pounded Purbeck Limestone stumps like the “Man o’ War” rocks.
Let us not forget the star of the show, the almost parabolic curve of the arch known as Durdle Door.
Just visible, below the Bat’s Head Promontory, (furthest headland) is the stack known as Butter Rock.
The graded pebble beaches reach out beyond the dip known as Scratchy Bottom, (this side of Swyre Head, highest cliff, in shot).
To a geomorphologist this concordant coastline with differential erosion and the complication of Alpine uplift of strata to near vertical in places, is a reason for great excitement and light headedness.
To most, it is just an amazing, world-class piece of beautiful coastline.
After studying the subject for too long, I now concur, very passionately, with the latter description.
The 100 metre high Swyre Head Cliff with Bat's Headland and Bat's Hole (arch) from Durdle Door beach, World Heritage Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England.
Commentary.
The familiar tourist trail from Lulworth Cove to Durdle Door and back demands a modicum of effort and a little patience.
Taken slowly, with odd breaks for refreshment and re-fuelling
it is more than worthwhile.
There’s sheltered bays like St. Oswald’s and Man o’ War Cove,
pounded Purbeck Limestone stumps like the “Man o’ War” rocks.
Let us not forget the star of the show, the almost parabolic curve of the arch known as Durdle Door.
Just visible, below the Bat’s Head Promontory, (furthest headland) is the stack known as Butter Rock.
The graded pebble beaches reach out beyond the dip known as Scratchy Bottom, (this side of Swyre Head, highest cliff, in shot).
To a geomorphologist this concordant coastline with differential erosion and the complication of Alpine uplift of strata to near vertical in places, is a reason for great excitement and light headedness.
To most, it is just an amazing, world-class piece of beautiful coastline.
After studying the subject for too long, I now concur, very passionately, with the latter description.