Orcombe Point is the most westerly point of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site stretching from Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in Dorset. It is possible to walk the whole of the Jurassic Coast, 96 miles, along the South West Coast Path
The Geoneedle at Orcombe Point i
At the base are cross-bedded sandstones. Towards the top, the rock types are those deposited by quieter, slower-flowing waters such as siltstones and mudstones. The sediments are markedly red which indicates they were formed in a desert and belong to the "Aylesbeare Mudstone Group" dating from the Triassic period 250 million years ago.
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