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Lulworth Cove - Geology
A natural horse-shoe shaped harbour created 10,000 years ago
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Lulworth Cove was formed approximately 10,000 years ago by the awesome powers of a river and the sea. It continues to evolve behind a narrow Portland stone entrance as the softer Purbeck, Wealdon, Greensand and Chalk exposures are eroded.
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