Purbeck Ridge (West)

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Purbeck Ridge (West) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, covering 1.5 km². It is one of 124 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside Dorset National Landscape National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Corfe Castle is about 3 km to the east. Povington and Grange Heaths and South Dorset Coast are among the SSSIs within 1.7 km.

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A Civil-War-slighted skyline ruin above its Purbeck village.

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