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Square and Compass

Pub

Photo: Slim, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Square and Compass is a Grade II listed public house in Worth Matravers, Dorset. Built in the 18th century as a pair of cottages before becoming a public house, the Square and Compass got its name in 1830 from a landlord who had been a stonemason. Square and Compass is situated 570 feet southeast of Woodhenge.

ROC observation post, Worth Matravers

Bunker

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

ROC observation post, Worth Matravers is a bunker, which is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Woodhenge.

St. Aldhelm’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Wulfrunian1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. It stands close to the cliffs, 108 metres above sea level. St. Aldhelm’s Chapel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Woodhenge.

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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.

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.

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.

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