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- Mutton_Cove,_Portland abstract "Mutton Cove is a small cove, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England; part of the Jurassic Coast. It is found on the west side of Portland, further down from Hallelujah Bay, and between the villages of Weston and Southwell. Presumably named after the once-famous Portland sheep, the cove is an erosional indentation just south of the promontory of Blacknor, which holds the Victorian fort Blacknor Fort. On the cliff tops of the cove is part of the South West Coast Path and further south is Wallsend Cove and Portland Bill.Today, Mutton Cove is a popular climbing area and is known for the area's fossilised remains. The area around Blacknor Point and Mutton Cove is known to be a good fishing spot for large Conger and local charter boats have been reported to have been coming in close to the cove following large shoals of herring. The area is also a popular spot for scuba divers.Slightly below the cliff-top path above the cove is an area of fossils. This largely consists of a layer of exposed rock showing fossilised ripples formed on an ancient sandy beach/sea bed - created over 100 million years ago when the layer of stone was at sea level. This calcite on the cliff face is known as "Flow Stone". Also in the area are the remains of fossilized algal burrs that once surrounded the base of trees in a Jurassic forest.Like the majority of Portland's coastline, the cove has been the place of past quarrying and a of a number of shipwrecks and maritime incidents. One photographed incident from the 19th century was involving the German liner Bulow at the cove.".
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- Mutton_Cove,_Portland subject Category:Isle_of_Portland.
- Mutton_Cove,_Portland subject Category:Jurassic_Coast.
- Mutton_Cove,_Portland point "50.5393 -2.4534".
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- Mutton_Cove,_Portland comment "Mutton Cove is a small cove, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England; part of the Jurassic Coast. It is found on the west side of Portland, further down from Hallelujah Bay, and between the villages of Weston and Southwell. Presumably named after the once-famous Portland sheep, the cove is an erosional indentation just south of the promontory of Blacknor, which holds the Victorian fort Blacknor Fort.".
- Mutton_Cove,_Portland label "Mutton Cove, Portland".
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- Mutton_Cove,_Portland lat "50.5393".
- Mutton_Cove,_Portland long "-2.4534".
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