Dancing Ledge

Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. Dancing Ledge is a flat area of rock at the base of a small cliff.

Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spyway Barn and ROC observation post, Worth Matravers.

ROC observation post, Worth Matravers

Bunker

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

ROC observation post, Worth Matravers is a bunker.

Leeson House

School building

Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leeson House is a field studies centre in the village of Langton Matravers in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. The Isle of Purbeck forms part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, designated in 2001.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acton and Winspit.

Acton

Hamlet

Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.

Winspit

Locality

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Winspit is a disused quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. To the west and east are the hills of West Man and East Man.

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.

Dancing Ledge

Type: Locality
Description: Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England
Categories: geological formation, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Langton Matravers, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.59189° or 50° 35′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.00482° or 2° 0′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C2VHXRW+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 415442945

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1159352

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Dancing Ledge” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Dancing Ledge”
German: “Dancing Ledge”

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