Durdle Pier

Durdle Pier is a disused 17th-century stone shipping quay, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England; part of the Jurassic Coast.

[1] Durdle Pier dates back to the 17th century and became one of the main stone shipping places on the east side.

[2] East and Penn's Weares were the location of Sir Christopher Wren's first workings of stone to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666.

[2] Once quarrying in the area ended, fishermen became the pier's main users for lifting boats from the water.

[5][6] The Great Southwell Landslip, Britain's second-largest recorded historical landslide, occurred in 1734, between Durdle Pier and Freshwater Bay.