Redcliff Point is on the south coast of
England
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, to the east of
Weymouth in
Dorset
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. It lies just past the eastern end of the sweeping
Weymouth Bay
Weymouth Bay is a sheltered bay on the south coast of England, in Dorset. It is protected from erosion by Chesil Beach and the Isle of Portland, and includes several beaches, notably Weymouth Beach, a gently curving arc of golden sand which str ...
on the
Jurassic Coast
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 , and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-Decembe ...
, a
UNESCO
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World Heritage
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landscape known for its
geology
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. Fossils can be found in the Upper
Oxford Clay
The Oxford Clay (or Oxford Clay Formation) is a Jurassic marine sedimentary rock formation underlying much of southeast England, from as far west as Dorset and as far north as Yorkshire. The Oxford Clay Formation dates to the Jurassic, specifical ...
in this area.
[Ian West]
Bowleaze Cove to Redcliff Point, east of Weymouth, Dorset
''Geology of the Wessex Coast'', 14 April 2009.
The cliff looks over to the
Isle of Portland
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Isle may refer to:
Geography
* ...
. It is so-called because of the red colouring of the cliffs at this point.
Photograph of Redcliff Point
SCOPAC.
Close by to the west are the Broadrock cliffs and Bowleaze Cove. To the east are Black Head
Black Head may refer to:
* Black head, a blocked sweat/sebaceous duct of the skin
Headlands Antarctica
* Black Head (Graham Land)
* Black Head (South Georgia)
Australia
* Black Head, New South Wales
Republic of Ireland
* Black Head, County C ...
and the coastal village of Osmington Mills.
See also
* Bran Point
Bran Point is a small headland on the Dorset coast in southern England, about halfway between the small villages of Ringstead to the east and Osmington Mills to the west. There is a picturesque cliff-top path between the two villages via Bran ...
, known for its brown cliffs
* White Nothe
White Nothe (meaning "White Nose") is a chalk headland on the English Channel coast at the eastern end of Ringstead Bay, east of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The area is well known for its geology and fossils. Its flanks are the result of preh ...
, known for its white chalk
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cliffs
References
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Headlands of Dorset
Jurassic Coast