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Portland / Chesil pebble & fossils, Dorset, England

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: bivalves in quarry waste.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Upper Jurassic

Isle of Portland fossils.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Portland Castletown quays and Chesil back beach1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Portland Harbour bottle grounds1 km away · Dive site
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Weymouth: Georgian resort harbour3 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Portland Bill, Dorset6 km away · Fossil site
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