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[[Image:PeverilPoint.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Peveril Point]]

'''Peveril Point''' is a [[headland]] on the east-facing coast of the [[Isle of Purbeck]] in [[Dorset]], England, and is part of the town of [[Swanage]]. It forms the southern end of [[Swanage Bay]]. It is located at {{coord|50|36.43|N|01|56.69|W|display=inline,title}}  OS Grid Ref: SZ 041 787.

The rocks that make up Peveril Point are [[shale]] and [[Portland limestone|Portland]] and [[Purbeck limestone]] in a syncline structure. This has resisted erosion more than the adjacent clay of Swanage Bay; whilst the clay has eroded away over time, the limestone has remained as a headland.

On top of Peveril Point is a [[National Coastwatch Institution]] lookout. The point is also home to  [[Swanage Lifeboat Station]].<ref>[[Ward Lock & Co|Ward, Lock and Company, ltd]], & Hammond, R. J. W. (1974). ''Complete England''. London: Ward Lock, p. 94.</ref>

Peveril Point contains tunnels connecting disused gun emplacements which defended the entrance to Southampton Water from the west of the [[Isle of Wight]] during [[World War II]].

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[[Category:Isle of Purbeck]]
[[Category:Headlands of Dorset]]
[[Category:Jurassic Coast]]
[[Category:Swanage]]


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