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Durlston Globe

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
A 3 m diameter globe made from Portland Stone in Durlston Country Park.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Wareham
Address
Lighthouse Road BH19 2JL
Date of build
1887
Find out more
Stone identified by Ruth Siddall. 

Further information concerning the construction of the globe can be found in:
Lewer, D. & Calkin, J. B, 1986, Curiosities of Swanage or Old London by the Sea., The Gavin Press, 32 pp. 
Durlston Globe — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Durlston Globe
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Durlston Globe (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Durlston Globe (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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