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620:West, Ian.
605:10 November
591:"Ringstead"
353:Perry Ledge
338:Durdle Door
326:White Nothe
304:, known as
277:White Nothe
253:Black Death
203:White Nothe
185:, southern
139:Map sources
117: /
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1658:Categories
1476:Swyre Head
1439:Kimmeridge
1429:Brandy Bay
1399:Cow Corner
1376:Arish Mell
1341:Stair Hole
1336:Dungy Head
1306:Swyre Head
1301:Bat's Head
1257:Bran Point
1247:Black Head
1134:Folly Pier
1036:Chickerell
1026:Abbotsbury
993:Eype Mouth
978:Golden Cap
934:Lyme Regis
906:Pinhay Bay
881:Branscombe
856:Ladram Bay
841:Otter Cove
818:East Devon
720:16 January
547:22 January
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415:References
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207:Bran Point
102:50°37′55″N
1454:Hen Cliff
1419:Gad Cliff
1267:Ringstead
1237:Broadrock
1209:Greenhill
1139:Salt Pans
1119:Jurassica
1104:Cave Hole
1059:Tar Rocks
1031:Gore Cove
966:Charmouth
961:Black Ven
886:Beer Head
861:High Peak
831:Sandy Bay
750:16 August
175:Ringstead
105:2°21′17″W
83:Ringstead
35:Ringstead
21:Ringstead
1511:East Man
1501:West Man
1371:Mupe Bay
1164:Weymouth
1074:Blacknor
1064:Clay Ope
1011:West Bay
951:Lyme Bay
866:Sidmouth
398:See also
388:car park
357:Weymouth
312:Location
298:Cold War
296:and the
257:Weymouth
1546:Swanage
1506:Winspit
1424:Tyneham
983:Seatown
386:with a
279:, with
195:fossils
187:England
179:village
153:England
149:Country
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926:Dorset
901:Seaton
697:Dorset
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167:Dorset
163:County
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223:reefs
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