Bran Point
Bran Point is a small headland on the Dorset coast in southern England, about halfway between the small villages of Ringstead to the east and Osmington Mills to the west. There is a picturesque cliff-top path between the two villages via Bran Point.
The name derives from the brown colouring of the rock forming the cliffs of the headland, caused in part by residual oil deposits.
See also
References
- ^ Watson, D. F.; Hindle, A. D. and Farrimond P. (2000) "Organic geochemistry of petroleum seepages within the Jurassic Bencliff Grit, Osmington Mills, Dorset, UK" Petroleum Geoscience 6(4): pp. 289-297
- ^ West, Ian M. (2006). "Osmington Mills to Ringstead, Dorset, UK, Corallian strata". Internet Geology Field Guide. UK: University of Southampton.
50°37′53″N 2°21′56″W / 50.6314°N 2.3656°W