Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis
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Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis | |
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 Monmouth Beach from near the Cobb at Lyme Regis | |
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| Coordinates: 50°43′06″N 2°56′54″W / 50.718227°N 2.94837°W | |
| Location | Dorset, England |
Monmouth Beach is a pebble and rock beach stretching approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) westwards from the harbour at Lyme Regis, West Dorset to Pinhay Bay, East Devon. It is part of the Jurassic Coast, situated below Ware Cliffs, and includes Poker's Pool, Virtle Rock and Chippel Bay. Virtle Rock is the farthest islet from the coast in Poker's Pool.
The name derives from the landing here of
King James II. Following the defeat of the Duke of Monmouth, twelve locals were hanged on the beach on the order of the notorious "Hanging Judge" Jeffreys
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Fossils
Monmouth Beach is now owned by the
Ichthyosaur vertebrae
fossils have been found here. The cliffs are estimated to be 199-189 million years old.