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At 203 metres (682 feet), Swyre Head is the highest point in the Isle of Purbeck. Not to be confused with Swyre Head near Durdle Door, this Swyre Head is a ‘Marilyn’. A Marilyn is a hill of any height with a drop of 150 metres or more on all sides.

The trees in the foreground line the valley leading down towards Freshwater Steps. Photo courtesy of Graham Rains © Graham Rains


Old postcard image courtesy of Dave Sansom.


Andrew Mead advises that the coach pictured (DJT 241) was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista body, which was new to Stan Sheasby, Corfe Castle in June 1949 and sold by Les Sheasby in January 1964.
Page last updated: 29 January 2021
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