What is recorded here
Burning Cliff is shown as a cliff on the public map of Dorset. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Burning Cliff is a sea cliff located in Dorset, composed primarily of Jurassic limestone, formed around 150 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its dramatic coastal erosion and exposure of fossil-rich rock layers, typical of the Dorset Coast's World Heritage Site.
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Places near here
Ringstead BeachBeach / strand · 498 yd
Ringstead BayViewpoint · 1075 yd
White NotheHeritage attraction · 1341 yd
Holworth FarmhouseListed building · 1.1 mi
Cliff face west of Bran PointCliff or headland · 1.1 mi
Chaldon DownMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Bran PointHeadland · 1.3 miStone sculpture on south side of Chaldon DownPublic sculpture · 1.3 mi
High ChaldonMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
UptonVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Osmington Mills: a waterfall and the cliffs of Bran PointWaterfall · 1.7 mi
Waterfall, Osmington Mills BeachWaterfall · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0