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Old Harry & His Wife...
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...are two chalk seastacks just off the southern end of Studland Bay, Dorset. There are several legends attached to the rocks and how they got their name. Some believe that they are named after the mediaeval pirate Henry Payne but another popular theory is that Harry was none other than the devil himself. The chalk sea-stacks of Old Harry rocks are the most easterly point of Purbeck. The cliffs that lead to the stacks are known as the Foreland or Handfast Point and they are nearly vertical cliffs of some 100 - 180 feet high. Old Harry was widowed in 1896 when Old Harry's Wife succumbed to erosion and collapsed into the sea during the same storm that destroyed the chain pier at Brighton.

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::DigiCamMan
12/12/06 10:53 PM GMT
A nice pic and interesting story. Well done.
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.BrendaP
12/12/06 11:04 PM GMT
interesting history belonging to these rocks, and very nice picture :) great job!
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::Dunstickin
12/13/06 8:04 AM GMT
I love that tale mate!....were you a 'decendant' by any chance....*Aah there Stevie lad?*

great photo of the cliffs too...always like 'The White Cliffs Of Dover' eh!
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.auline
12/13/06 12:58 AM GMT
Wow, great shot and love the wonderful tale you have told with it. :)

Auline
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.Blumie
12/13/06 6:18 PM GMT
I have no idea what I like more, the beautiful rocks or the story behind it. Thanks for sharing both.
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.Smeghead
12/18/06 11:21 AM GMT
Nice, I love shots with a bit of history, I like the view. good one
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