The Coastal footpath.

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By Charlotte Miller

The Coastal features in the Swanage area

Swanage is a small area on the south coast of the British Isles it is also very close to Bournemouth. It is quite popular with tourists in the summer months.

On the Swanage footpath you can observe, many coastal features, such as headlands, bays, spits, caves, arches and stacks!

The coastal footpath starts at the foreland and goes all the way to Anvil point.

There are many features of geographic interest on the Swanage coastline (all of these are named above) which all are especially interesting.

One of these features that I will mention are caves, caves are found at the foreland (headland.) The caves are great places to explore; they are very fascinating and quite creepy too! The only problem is, these caves can be far out on the headland at sea, so a boat may be needed, which can be hired at the shore, remember only explore these caves with a very responsible adult!

This guide will describe the route of the coastal footpath, sites on the footpath and the many features on the footpath from the Foreland to Anvil point.

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The Coastal footpath

The coastal footpath is approximately 9km long and runs a small distance along the south coast of the British Isles.

Starting at the foreland, you will observe a number of small stacks, which don’t have distinctive names, but there are also two other slightly larger stacks, which have been named Old Harry and Old Harry’s Wife.

These stacks are made out of a rock called limestone. Limestone is a pervious rock, which means that liquid can’t soak through it.

Stacks are formed by continuous erosion from the sea by waves named destructive. These waves ...

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