Worbarrow Tout

Geographical location

Worbarrow Tout is a headland at the eastern end of Worbarrow Bay east of Lulworth Cove on the peninsula Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the English Channel coast of England.

Location

The Worbarrow Bay is located approximately six kilometers south of Wareham and about 16 kilometers west of Swanage.

The conical hill Worbarrow Tout was originally part of Gad Cliff in the east, but is now separated by the small bay Pondfield Cove. Worbarrow Bay and Worbarrow Tout are part of the Jurassic Coast.

• See also list of places on the Jurassic Coast

Geology

Worbarrow Bay originated in the Cretaceous, before about 145 to 90 million years. The cliffs of the bay contains layers of Upper Cretaceous, Middle Cretaceous, Green Sands, Gault, Wealden Beds, Purbeck and Portland. By the impact of the rocks purbeck monoclinal formed complex are folded, all pellets were tilted vertically by approximately 45 degrees.

The cliffs sediments were also rotated horizontally. Therefore, the chalk on the back of the bay is found, while the Portland Stone and Purbeck beds form the front. Worbarrow Tout consists of 150 million years old Portland - limestone and 147 million years old Purbeck beds.

Worbarrow Tout has a pointed shape and the steep angle of the rock layers clearly show the complex folding in this area. Was caused by all the tectonic pressure when the continents Africa and Europe collided around 30 million years ago and the Alps mountain range formed at that time.

• Isle of Purbeck
• Jurassic Coast
• Geography (Dorset)