
What is recorded here
Kimmeridge Bay is shown as a bay on the public map of Dorset. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset features prominent limestone and shale cliffs of Jurassic age, formed around 155 million years ago from marine sediments. The area is notable for its rich fossil content, including ammonites and reptile remains, and is part of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation, a key site for understanding Late Jurassic marine life.
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Places near here
Iron sculpture by Antony Gormley, Kimmeridge BayPublic sculpture · 275 yd
Hen CliffCliff · 300 yd
Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge BayScheduled monument · 310 yd
Cliff and concrete pillbox at Kimmeridge Bay beachBeach · 317 yd
Waterfall, Kimmeridge BayWaterfall · 322 yd
A "Waterfall"Waterfall · 339 yd
Gaulter CottagesListed building · 390 yd
Old Site of Clavel TowerArchaeological place · 392 yd
Clavell TowerListed building · 403 yd
Kimmeridge CoppiceWood · 1180 yd
Hobarrow BayBay · 1214 yd
Tyneham CapMountain / peak · 1.0 miOther information
Photo: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0