The Lulworth Crumple at Stair Hole near Lulworth Cove. A series of Purbeck limestone strata bent by plate tectonic movement.
The Lulworth Crumple at Stair Hole near Lulworth Cove in Dorset, UK. A series of Purbeck and Portland limestone strata bent by plate tectonic movement. The Crumple is one of the best examples of folded strata in the world. Stair Hole is an "infant cove" and is how the nearby Lulworth Cove may have looked many thousands of years before. The Crumple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site; "The Jurassic Coast".
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Location: Stair Hole, Lulworth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Derek Gale / Alamy / Afripics
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