Large scale landforms include headlands/bays, beaches, cliffs, arches, stacks, spits and wave-cut platforms. There are also small scale landforms such as rock pools and wave-cut notches.
Dorset is located in the south of England. Its coastline has examples of large scale landforms. For example:
The area around Swanage is made up of bands of hard and soft rock. This is called a discordant coastline.
The soft rock is made of clay and sands, and the hard rock is chalk and limestone. As erosion processes take place, the clay erodes away quicker than the limestone and chalk. This forms headlands and bays, creating Swanage Bay and two headlands - Ballard Point and Durlston Head.
Old Harry Rocks are located on the headland between Swanage and Studland Bay. The headland is made out of chalk, a hard rock. The headland juts out into the sea, so it is more vulnerable to high-energy waves. This caused the formation of Old Harry, a stack. Over time Old Harry will collapse to form a stump.