Dorset
Purbeck District
Studland

Old Harry Rocks

Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the in , southern . They mark the most eastern point of the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Photo: John Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Coastal chalk formations in Dorset, England
  • Postal code: BH19 3AN

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Henry and Ballard Down.

Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Grade II listed World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in . It was built in 1943 to defend the bay from possible German invasion along with other beach defences such as gun emplacements, Type 25 pill boxes and concrete Dragon’s Teeth anti-tank obstacles.

Peak
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of chalk downland on the in the English county of . The hills meet the here, and forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south. is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Harry Rocks.

Beach
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 miles northwest of Old Harry Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peveril Point and Swanage.

Locality
Photo: Ojl, CC BY 2.5.
is a headland on the east-facing coast of the in , England, and is part of the town of . It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. is situated 2½ miles south of Old Harry Rocks.

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is a coastal town of 9,600 people in . It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. Town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

Suburb
is an affluent of , , on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of . is situated 3 miles north of Old Harry Rocks.

Old Harry Rocks

Latitude
50.64242° or 50° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
-1.92339° or 1° 55′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C2WJ3RG+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14383131
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11071811
Wiki­data ID
Q571659
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Old Harry Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صخور هاري القديمة”
  • Basque: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Catalan: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Cebuano: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Chinese: “舊哈里岩”
  • Czech: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Dutch: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • French: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • French: “Rochers du vieil Harry”
  • German: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Hausa: “Tsohon Harry Rocks”
  • Italian: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Japanese: “オールド・ハリー・ロックス”
  • Lithuanian: “Senojo Hario uolos”
  • Portuguese: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Spanish: “Old Harry Rocks”
  • Swedish: “Old Harry Rocks”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Nick’s Ground and Ballard Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Viewpoint to Old Harry Rocks and Studland Wood.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Harry Rocks”. Photo: John Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.