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view. In the distance is St. Adhelm’s head; and nearer, just above the cove, is Gadcliff. The cove itself is deservedly celebrated. It is in nature peculiarly interesting,uniting great picturesque beauty with singularly instructive geological phenomena.

It is one of those small bays which are so frequent on this coast, and which cutthrough the series of highly inclined strata ; the opposite sides of the bay consequentlycorrespond exactly.

The tranquil and sheltered appearance of this cove, and the numerous vessels,pleasure yachts, and fishing boats that are constantly seen in it, the loftiness of thechalk cliff in the center, with the uncommon position of the strata at the entrance,render it an object capable of exciting the greatest delight and surprise nor arethe chalk hills that environ the village undeserving of examination: their sides arecultivated and covered with corn, and the manner in which they are formed intoterraces is curious. Several small and whimsically built houses have lately beenerected near the cove. Under the projecting point, where the flag staff is placed, is thesmall cove called Stare cove, described at Plate XLIV. The foreground is the con-tinuation of the same range of chalk hills that reaches as far as White Nore, fourmiles farther to the west. See page 185.

Plate XXXIX. No. I. Lulworth Cove, west side. T. W. del. ' '

In this view is seen, on the right, a small part of the precipitous face of the chalkhill in the middle of the bay, and the direction of the beds of chalk may be seen atlow water in the straight lined rocks at the foot of the cliff. The erect and curiouslycontorted strata under the flag staff are the Purbeck beds, in which, many of thelayers of shale being washed out by the sea, those of limestone appear as great flakeswith hollow spaces between. The Purbeck beds rest upon the oolite, which, in massyblocks, guards the entrance to the cove. One side of Stare cove is seen over themiddle boat, and beyond, is the chalk cliff of Durdle cove. In the distance appearsthe isle of Portland. The foreground on the left is the east side of the cove, whichcorresponds to the west, as may be seen by the next view. See page 185.

No. 2. Lulworth Cove, east side. T. W. del.

In this view, on the left, again may be seen a small part of the chalk cliff, whichin the middle is much higher. From that to the oolite at the entrance of the cove,may be traced the complete series of intermediate strata. The straight rocks in thesea near the foreground are portions of the Purbeck beds of this side, extendingtowards those on the opposite side. See page 185.