England

Agglestone Rock

Agglestone Rock, also known as the Devil's Anvil, is a sandstone block of about 400 tonnes weight, perched on a conical hill, approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) from the village of Studland, south Dorset. Formerly an 'anvil' shape with a flat top, it fell onto one end and side in 1970, leaving the top at

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Agglestone Rock

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Geology

Bedrock: Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated) (Sand, Silt And Clay), Eocene–Eocene. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.