Abstract

The “Isle” of Purbeek includes part of a heathy tract underlain by the Tertiary beds of the Hampshire Basin, a central ridge formed by the Chalk which rises abruptly from beneath those beds, and, in its southern part, a hilly region underlain by Wealden, Purbeck, Portland, and Kimmeridge strata, and terminated by bold cliffs. Each formation gives rise to characteristic features in the landscape, the Portland Stone especially forming a dominant escarpment and vertical sea-cliffs.

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