Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis
Encyclopedia
Monmouth Beach is a pebble and rock beach stretching approximately 1 mile from Lyme Regis
's harbour, the Cobb, (West Dorset
) to Pinhay Bay
, (East Devon
). It is situated below Ware Cliffs
, and is constructed of a bay and a cove, Poker's Pool and Chippel Bay.
, and is very popular with fossil
hunters, as Ammonites, Belemnites, Plant Fossils and even a few remains of Ichthyosaur Vertebrae
fossils have been found here. The cliffs are estimated to be 199-189 million years old.
Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England, situated 25 miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. The town lies in Lyme Bay, on the English Channel coast at the Dorset-Devon border...
's harbour, the Cobb, (West Dorset
West Dorset
West Dorset is a local government district and parliamentary constituency in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Dorchester. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the boroughs of Bridport, Dorchester and Lyme Regis, along with...
) to Pinhay Bay
Pinhay Bay
Pinhay Bay is a bay in Devon, on the south coast of England. Pinhay Bay lies about two kilometres southwest of Lyme Regis and about six kilometres east of Seaton....
, (East Devon
East Devon
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Sidmouth, and the largest town is Exmouth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Honiton with the urban districts of Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth...
). It is situated below Ware Cliffs
Ware Cliffs
Ware Cliffs are a set of long cliffs which stretch towards the town of Lyme Regis in Dorset to the Ware hamlet in the East Devon district of Devon, England. The cliffs are stituated near Pinhay Bay, on the Devon-Dorset border...
, and is constructed of a bay and a cove, Poker's Pool and Chippel Bay.
Fossils
Monmouth Beach is now owned by the National TrustNational Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
, and is very popular with fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
hunters, as Ammonites, Belemnites, Plant Fossils and even a few remains of Ichthyosaur Vertebrae
Ichthyosaur
Ichthyosaurs were giant marine reptiles that resembled fish and dolphins...
fossils have been found here. The cliffs are estimated to be 199-189 million years old.
External links
- Lyme Regis Website http://www.lymeregis.com/
- The National Trust Jurassic Coast Webpage http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-special_projects/w-seabritain/w-wessex-countryside-jurassic_coast-walks.htm