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Man o' War Cove from the cliffs. The top of Durdle Door, and a glimpse of its opening, can be seen at the top of the steps.. Man o' War Cove (or Man of War Bay and similar names) lies on the Dorset coast in southern England and is flanked by the rocky, steep and slightly projecting headlands of Durdle Door to the west and Man O War (or O' War) Head to the east.
The summit is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Durdle Door. A bridleway crosses the hill just below the summit, whilst the South West Coast Path makes its way down the steep hillside to the beach heading for Durdle Door. At the summit is a tumulus and trig point. There are navigation beacons about 200 metres (220 yd) to the southeast.
Swyre Head, Lulworth is a hill and sea cliff which lies on the Jurassic Coast between Bat's Head to the west and Durdle Door to the east, close to Lulworth (further to the east) in Dorset, England. It is located approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Weymouth and 14 miles (22.5 km) west of Swanage .
There is a dearth of early written records about the arch, [12] though it has kept a name given to it probably over a thousand years ago. [10] In the late 18th century there is a description of the "magnificent arch of Durdle-rock Door", [10] and early 19th-century maps called it "Duddledoor" and "Durdle" or "Dudde Door".
The path originated as a route for the Coastguard to walk along patrolling for smugglers.They needed to be able to look down into every bay and cove: as a result, the path closely hugs the coast providing excellent views but rarely the most direct path between two points. [10]
St Oswald's Bay, Dorset, from the cliffs above Man O'War Cove St Oswald's Bay is located near Lulworth on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. [1] [2]The bay has a narrow beach of shingle with high chalk cliffs.
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Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England.The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres (1 mi) southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Swanage.