Old Harry Rocks
Geographical location
The Old Harry Rocks are two famous chalk pillars on the peninsula Isle of Purbeck on the coast of the county of Dorset on the south coast of England.
The Old Harry Rocks are located 2 km east of Studland, about 4 km northeast of Swanage, and about 10 km south of the cities of Poole and Bournemouth. Old Harry is a name for the devil.
The coast and the cliffs of East Devon and Dorset on the English Channel are one of the natural wonders of the world. From Orcombe Point at Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks extends a 155 km long coastline, which has been declared as the first natural landscape in England by the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Orcombe Point is characterized by a geo- needle, it shows the starting point for the World Heritage Tour. The rock layers along the Jurassic Coast are tilted slightly to the east. Therefore, the oldest part of the coast is found in the western area, progressively younger rocks form the cliffs here to the east.
- See also: List of places on the Jurassic Coast