Английская Википедия:Golden Cap
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Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. At Шаблон:Convert, it is arguably the highest point near the south coast of Great Britain (although the highest point is set back some Шаблон:Convert from the coastline) and is visible for tens of miles along the coastline. It is accessible via a coastal footpath from Seatown, and takes around 40 minutes to reach the summit.
The hill is owned by the National Trust and forms part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.[1]
The base of the cliff is covered with large boulders, and is popular with fossil collectors. Storms have previously exposed fossilised ammonites and belemnites in the Blue Lias base.[2]
The name derives from the distinctive outcropping of golden greensand rock present at the very top of the cliff.[3]
Behind the cliff is Langdon Wood, a small wood of mainly Corsican Pine, planted in the 1950s, whose trees originate from a nearby copse known as "Eleanor's Clump". Langdon is owned by the National Trust, and encompasses a circular walk of approximately one mile.[4]
As a result of its height, on a clear day views can extend to Portland Bill and to Start Point and Dartmoor in Devon.[3]
References
External links
- Golden Cap - official site at National Trust
- Golden Cap and Seatown — Geology of the Wessex Coast by Ian West, Southampton University
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