Anvil Point
Anvil Point is a headland that is part of the Jurassic Coast on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is within the grounds of Durlston Country Park and is about 3 kilometres from Swanage town centre. Anvil Point Lighthouse is located on the point and was established in 1881.Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anvil Point Lighthouse and Tilly Whim Caves.
Anvil Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a fully automated lighthouse located at Durlston Country Park near Swanage in Dorset, England. It is owned by Trinity House and currently operated as two holiday cottages.
Tilly Whim Caves
Cave
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilly Whim Caves consists of three stone quarries in Durlston Country Park, 1 mile south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, southern England.
Durlston Country Park
Nature reserve
Durlston Country Park is a 320-acre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck on the outskirts of Swanage in Dorset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Peveril Point.
Herston
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a western suburb of the town of Swanage, in Dorset, England. It has its own railway station – Herston Halt railway station Near Corfe Castle – on the Swanage Railway.
Peveril Point
Locality
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.
Anvil Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England
- Category: headland
- Location: Swanage, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.59072° or 50° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.96097° or 1° 57′ 40″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C2WH2RQ+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2776449429OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Anvil Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Anvil Point”
- Dutch: “Anvil Point”
- Esperanto: “Ambospinto”
- German: “Anvil Point”
- Japanese: “アンヴィル・ポイント”
- Polish: “Anvil Point”
- Swedish: “Anvil Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Durlston Head and Coombe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tilly Whim Caves and Quarry entrance (dis).
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