Durlston

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He built the 'Castle' and installed the Great Globe - a globe of the world formed from 40 tons of Portland stone. </p><p> Durlston Bay quarries were the site of many dinosaur and reptile finds. From 1850 Samuel Beckles was recording some of the earliest traces of fossil mammals in the British Isles. </p><p> Most of Durlston Head is run as a park by Dorset County Council and facilities exist for watching the seabird colonies in comfort and you may even <em>listen</em> to happenings on the seabed. </p><p> <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/hotel/rooms/index.html">Stay at The Priory Hotel when you visit Durlston</a> <br><a href="enc.html">Next: Encombe</a> <br><a href="sources.html">Sources.</a></div> <br clear=all><hr> <div class="foot"> <p align=right><small>The Priory Hotel, Church Green, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4ND, UK<br> tel: +44 (0) 1929 551666<br> fax: +44 (0) 1929 554519<br> Email: <a href="mailto:reservations@theprioryhotel.co.uk">reservations@theprioryhotel.co.uk</a><br> WWW: <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/">http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/</a> </small> </p><p class="date"><small><a href="../shared/index.html">Last modified: Mon, 07 Apr 2003</a></small> </p></div> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#66ffcc" valign="top"> <p><a href="../../hotel/index.html" title="Hotel Services"><img src="../../shared/buttons/hotels.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Hotel Services" border="none"></a><br> <a href="../index.html" title="Tourist Information"><img src="../../shared/buttons/touinf.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Tourist Info" border="none"></a><br> <a href="index.html" title="The Isle of Purbeck"><img src="../../shared/buttons/purb.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Purbeck" border="none"></a><br> <a href="aldh.html" title="St. Aldhelm's Head"><img src="../../shared/buttons/stald.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="St. Aldhelm's" border="none"></a><br> <a href="arne.html" title="The Arne Peninsula"><img src="../../shared/buttons/arne.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Arne" border="none"></a><br> <a href="bindon.html" title="Bindon, The Abbey"><img src="../../shared/buttons/bind.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Bindon" border="none"></a><br> <a href="bsea.html" title="Brownsea Island."><img src="../../shared/buttons/brown.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Brownsea" border="none"></a><br> <a href="corfe.html" title="Corfe and The Castle"><img src="../../shared/buttons/corfe.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Corfe" border="none"></a><br> <a href="ddoor.html" title="Durdle Door"><img src="../../shared/buttons/durdle.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Durdle Door" border="none"></a><br> <a href="dston.html" title="Durleston"><img src="../../shared/buttons/durl.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Durlston" border="none"></a><br> <a href="enc.html" title="Encombe"><img src="../../shared/buttons/enc.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Encombe" border="none"></a><br> <a href="furzeb.html" title="Furzebrook"><img src="../../shared/buttons/furze.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Furzebrook" border="none"></a><br> <a href="kimm.html" title="Kimmeridge Bay"><img src="../../shared/buttons/kimm.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Kimmeridge" border="none"></a><br> <a href="lulw.html" title="Lulworth"><img src="../../shared/buttons/lulw.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Lulworth" border="none"></a><br> <a href="redc.html" title="Redcliffe"><img src="../../shared/buttons/redc.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Redcliffe" border="none"></a><br> <a href="steeple.html" title="Steeple and it's remarkable connections."><img src="../../shared/buttons/steep.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Steeple" border="none"></a><br> <a href="tham.html" title="Tyneham, the empty village"><img src="../../shared/buttons/tynh.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Tyneham" border="none"></a><br> <a href="sources.html" title="Sources and suggestions for further reading."><img src="../../shared/buttons/source.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Sources" border="none"></a><br> <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/smap.html" title="Site Map"><img src="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/shared/buttons/smap.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Site Map" border="none"></a><br> <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/" title="Home Page"><img src="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/shared/buttons/home.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Home" border="none"></a> </p> </td></tr></table> </body>