St Alban’s Head
St Alban's Head is a headland located 5 kilometres southwest of Swanage, on the coast of Dorset, England. It is the most southerly part of the Purbeck peninsula, and comprises an outcrop of Portland Stone from the overlying Lower Purbeck Stone.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of 328 feet (100 metres)
- Description: Headland in Dorset
- Also known as“Saint Alabans Head”“Saint Aldhelm’s Head”“St Aldhelm’s Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Aldhelm’s Chapel and Radar Research Memorial.
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's…
Encombe House
Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winspit and Worth Matravers.
Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset.
St Alban’s Head
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Latitude
50.57868° or 50° 34′ 43″ north
Longitude
-2.05644° or 2° 3′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C2VHWHV+FC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“St Alban’s Head” goes by many names.
Saint Alban’s HeadCebuano
Saint Alban’s HeadNorwegian Nynorsk
St. Alban’s HeadNorwegian Nynorsk
St Alban’s HeadPolish
Saint Alban’s HeadSwedish
Pentir St AlbanWelsh
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Quarry Ruins and Tumulus.
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