Egmont Point
Egmont Point is a cape in England, United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Encombe House.
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.
Encombe House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about 1-mile inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England.
Swyre Head
Peak
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres west of Swanage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corfe Castle and Swanage.
Corfe Castle
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corfe Castle is a village in Dorset and the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The medieval castle, built by William the Conqueror, dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.
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. 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.
Worth Matravers
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.
Egmont Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.5925° or 50° 35′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.0734° or 2° 4′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C2VHWRG+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2776449440OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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