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St Alban's Head (corruption of St Aldhelms Head) is a headland located {{convert|5|km|mi}} southwest of Swanage, on the coast of Dorset, England. It is the most southerly part of the Purbeck peninsula, and comprises an outcrop of Portland Stone from the overlying Lower Purbeck Stone. It is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. BuildingsThe Norman St. Aldhelm's Chapel, dedicated to St Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne stands on the head. On the bluff of the headland is a monument to the development of radar during World War II, by the Telecommunications Research Establishment at nearby RAF Worth Matravers.[1] There is also a coastguard station, now maintained by the National Coastwatch Institution (not to be confused with HM Coastguard) and some former coastguard cottages.[2] QuarryingSt Alban's Head has been heavily quarried and there is a defunct sea-cliff quarry underneath the coastguard station. St Aldhelms Quarry just inland is still in active use. ConservationSt Alban's Head is designated a Special Area of Conservation under the European Union's Habitats Directive. See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.purbeckradar.org.uk/memorial/|title=Purbeck Radar|publisher=Purbeck Radar Museum Trust|accessdate=20 August 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nci.org.uk/stalbanshead|title=St Alban's Head - Queens Award for Voluntary Service|date=2012|publisher=National Coastwatch|accessdate=20 August 2014}} External links{{commons category|St Aldhelm's Chapel}}{{commons category|Worth Matravers}}
5 : Isle of Purbeck|Geology of Dorset|Headlands of Dorset|Jurassic Coast|Special Areas of Conservation in England |
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