Mutton Cove, Portland

Mutton Cove is a cove, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England; part of the Jurassic Coast. It is found on the west side of Portland.[1] Presumably named after the once-famous Portland sheep, the cove is an erosional indentation just south of the promontory of Blacknor.[2] On the cliff tops of the cove is part of the South West Coast Path and further south is Wallsend Cove and Portland Bill.

Mutton Cove
Disused quarry above Mutton Cove

Today, Mutton Cove is a popular climbing area and is also notable for its fossilised remains.[3] 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.[4]

Like the majority of Portland's coastline, the cove has been the place of past quarrying and a number of shipwrecks and maritime incidents, including German liner Bulow,[5] the Ehen, a French barque,[6] and Myrtledene, an English cargo vessel.[7]

References
  1. "Pictures- Portland, Dorset". Weymouth-pictures.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  2. "Isle of Portland - Mutton Cove to Wallsend - Geology Field Trip Guide". Southampton.ac.uk. 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  3. "Quick facts about the Jurassic Coast". Jurassiccoastline.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  4. "Portlandbill.co.uk". Portlandbill.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  5. http://www.geoffkirby.co.uk/PortlandArchivePictures/html/shipwrecks.html
  6. Historic England. "Monument No. 901200". PastScape. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  7. Historic England. "Monument No. 904631". PastScape. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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