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Moody sunset scenery, durdle door beach, dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door beach, Dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tourists Relaxing On Durdle Door Beach, Dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

A hiking woman stands in front of the famous Durdle Door beach Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door at the beach on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door and the beach on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

A happy tourist woman stands in front of the famous Durdle Door beach Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door sea arch Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door at the beach on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset at sunset, UK Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door at the beach of Dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door - the empty shingle beach at Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset Royalty Free Stock Photo

Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. The name Durdle is derived from the Old English 'thirl' meaning bore or drill. Hard layers of Portland Limestone have been folded on this part of the coast so that they appear almost vertical and these form the seaward edge of the small promontory here that includes Durdle Door. The impressive natural arch of Durdle Door formed due to the effect of the erosive power of the sea on the vertical layers of different types of rock. At some point in the past the sea would have begun to breach the hard Portland Limestone and form a string of caves along the coast.