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53: 329: 341: 353: 365: 301: 317: 69: 285: 76: 214:. Walking to the base of White Nothe along the shore from Ringstead Bay is possible, but it is cut off at high tide, so much care should be taken. At the top of the Smugglers path, a protruding nose shape comes out of the white cliff, giving the name to the area. 52: 218: 328: 340: 300: 644: 364: 1552: 352: 744: 695: 316: 266:, constructed in 1940–41 of brick and concrete, as part of the anti-invasion measures. Unusually, the structure is also fitted with a 284: 587: 95: 914: 270:
observation post built on top, which was to spot and report aircraft. There is also a row of former coastguards' cottages.
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Geology of the Wessex Coast: Jurassic Coast, Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site – Internet field guide
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West, Ian M. (6 June 2014). "Burning Cliff, Holworth, Ringstead Bay, Near Weymouth, 1826".
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path up the cliff is believed to be one of the locations alluded to as a
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can be viewed. Walking east along a clifftop path below the summit of
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White Nothe from the shore below the undercliff
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Index

White Nose, Dorset
Headland
View of White Nothe
Map of Dorset
50°37′38.2″N 2°19′23.1″W / 50.627278°N 2.323083°W / 50.627278; -2.323083
Dorset
England
chalk
English Channel
Ringstead Bay
Weymouth
Dorset
England
geology
fossils
undercliff
zigzag
smuggler
Moonfleet
J. Meade Falkner
National Trust
chalk
Bat's Head
Chaldon Hill
Durdle Door
Lulworth Cove
Isle of Portland
Burning Cliff
bituminous shale
World War II

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