The Calf
The Calf is in Chaldon Herring, Purbeck District, England. The Calf is situated nearby to the beach Durdle Door, as well as near the peak Chideock Down.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durdle Door and Hambury Tout.
Durdle Door
Photo: jacob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is privately owned by the Weld family, who own the Lulworth Estate, but it is also open to the public. Durdle Door is situated 3,900 feet east of The Calf.
Hambury Tout
Peak
Photo: ian saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hambury Tout is a large chalk hill by the coast near Lulworth, Dorset, England. It overlooks Lulworth Cove to the west. Hambury Tout is the site of an ancient burial mound.
Parish Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Nicholas is situated 2 miles north of The Calf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dungy Head and Stair Hole.
Dungy Head
Locality
Dungy Head is a coastal promontory located west of Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. It forms the eastern end of St Oswald's Bay.
Stair Hole
Locality
Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stair Hole is a small cove located just west of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, southern England. The folded limestone strata known as the Lulworth crumple are particularly visible at Stair Hole. Stair Hole is situated 2 miles east of The Calf.
Lulworth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lulworth is the popular name for an area on the coast of Dorset, South West England notable for its castle and cove. However, there is no actual place or feature called simply "Lulworth", the villages are East and West Lulworth and the coastal feature is Lulworth Cove.
The Calf
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Chaldon Herring, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.62098° or 50° 37′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.29392° or 2° 17′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C2VJPC4+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 828940964OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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