Dungy Head

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Dungy Head is a coastal promontory located west of Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England.^[1] It forms the eastern end of St Oswald's Bay. It is composed of Portland stone strata. The surrounding area is popular for coastal walks, which yield impressive views.^[2] Cliff-climbing however is dangerous and not recommended.^[1]

Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a World Heritage Site and tourist location with approximately 500,000 visitors every year, of whom about 30 percent visit in July and August. It is close to the rock arch of Durdle Door and other Jurassic Coast sites.

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles (154 km), and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.

Dorset is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi), Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.

Pinion Rock

Pinion Rock ( 50°37′08″N2°15′51″W / 50.6188°N 2.2642°W / 50.6188; -2.2642 (Pinion Rock, Dorset) ) is a rock that lies out to sea close to Dungy Head.

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References

1 2 West, Ian. Dungy Head, St. Oswald's Bay and Man O' War Head near Lulworth Cove; Geology of the Wessex Coast. of Southern England, 2 April 2009.
↑ St Oswald's Bay and Dungy Head from Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path.

Coordinates: 50°37′08″N2°15′40″W / 50.6189°N 2.2611°W / 50.6189; -2.2611

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[west-1] 1 2 West, Ian. Dungy Head, St. Oswald's Bay and Man O' War Head near Lulworth Cove; Geology of the Wessex Coast. of Southern England, 2 April 2009.

[2] St Oswald's Bay and Dungy Head from Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path.