Countess Point

Countess Point is a cape in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brownsea Island and Corfe Castle.

Brownsea Island

Island

Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour, in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Corfe Castle

Castle

Photo: Chin tin tin, CC BY 3.0.

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.

Brownsea Castle

Castle

Photo: reemul, CC BY 2.0.

Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poole and Wareham.

Poole

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Poole is a coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. Poole is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history, the Lighthouse arts centre and Blue Flag beaches.

Wareham

Photo: muffinn, CC BY 2.0.

Wareham is a romantic and unforgettable old town in Dorset, UK. It lives within its earthen walls, with ramparts north, east and west and a river to the south.

Swanage

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swanage is a coastal town of 9,600 people in Dorset. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. The 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.

Countess Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6739° or 50° 40′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.0106° or 2° 0′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C2VMXFQ+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13339435521

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

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