Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis
- Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis
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Coordinates: 50°43′06″N 2°56′54″W / 50.718227°N 2.94837°W / 50.718227; -2.94837
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.
View Of Monmouth Beach From Just Off Of The Lyme Regis Cobb.
Fossils
Monmouth Beach is now owned by the National Trust, 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.
External links
- Lyme Regis Website [1]
- The National Trust Jurassic Coast Webpage [2]
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