Hallelujah Bay

Bay in United Kingdom

Hallelujah Bay, looking south towards Clay Ope and Blacknor Point.

Hallelujah Bay is a bay located on the west side of the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The bay is situated below West Weares, with Clay Ope, Blacknor Point and Mutton Cove further south. Near the cove is a large mound of rock and earth beneath the clifftops known locally as the Green Hump.[1][2]

The official public right of way leading to the bay has been subject to landslips over the decades. In 2014, the path was officially closed by the council due to landslides and falling rocks.[3]

## History

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Hallelujah Bay and Tar Rocks. Looking up to the clifftops from the bay.

The quarryman Hiram Otter began creating a public footpath from Chesil Cove to Hallelujah Bay in the 1880s. He became renowned for etching biblical inscriptions onto the boulders he successfully moved, and then crying "Alleluia!" when each text was completed. He christened the bay as Alleluia Bay (or Hallelujah Bay).[4][5]

In 2012, the bay was used for an artistic celebration, with stacked towers of stone pebbles being balanced by a hundred locals of all ages. The event was organised by Portland Stone Stax and was held at the bay again in 2013.[6]

## Tar Rocks

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Tar Rocks are located near the bay. They are the relics of an ancient landslide, with the majority often hidden at high tide.[7] The British cargo steamer SS Thames was wrecked at Tar Rocks in 1891, after being driven ashore in fog.[8][9] In 1930, SS Barmston, a collier, was also wrecked at the site and became a total loss.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Portlandbill.co.uk". Portlandbill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
2. ^ "Southern Chesil". Geoffkirby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. ^ "Tout Quarry Sculpture Park And West Weares". Geoffkirby.co.uk. 26 May 1944. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
4. ^ Legg, Rodney (1999). Portland Encyclopaedia. Dorset Publishing Company. p. 82\. ISBN 978-0948699566.
5. ^ The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map. "Jacob's Well (Portland) Holy Well or Sacred Spring : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map". Megalithic.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
6. ^ "Balancing pebbles on Portland! 'Stone Stax'; Hallelujah Bay". YouTube. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
7. ^ "Geology of the Isle of Portland, Dorset by Ian West". Southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
8. ^ "SS Thames (+1891)". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
9. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 1144565". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 October 2015.
10. ^ "Portlandbill.co.uk". Portlandbill.co.uk. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

50°32′52″N 2°27′05″W﻿ / ﻿50.547743°N 2.451265°W﻿ / 50.547743; -2.451265

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Isle of Portland

Settlements and areas|

* Castletown
* Chiswell
* Clay Ope
* Easton
* Ferry Bridge
* Fortuneswell
* The Grove
* Portland Bill
* Portland Harbour
* Southwell
* Tophill
* Underhill
* Victoria Square
* Wakeham
* West Cliff
* Weston

Beaches and coastal features|

* Balaclava Bay
* Cave Hole
* Chesil Beach
* Chesil Cove
* Church Ope Cove
* Freshwater Bay
* Hallelujah Bay
* Little Beach
* Mutton Cove
* Portland Raised Beach
* Pulpit Rock
* Salt Pans
* Wallsend Cove

Attractions|

* Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve
* Chiswell Earthworks
* Culverwell Mesolithic Site
* Fancy's Family Farm
* Jurassica
* King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve
* Nicodemus Knob
* Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve
* Portland Museum
* Royal Manor Theatre
* Tout Quarry Sculpture Park
* Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Military|

* Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
* Blacknor Fort
* East Weare Battery
* East Weare Camp
* East Weare Rifle Range
* HMS Osprey
* Inner Pierhead Fort
* Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range
* Portland Breakwater Fort
* RAF Portland
* RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)
* Royal Naval Hospital
* Verne Citadel
* Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
* Verne High Angle Battery

Castles|

* Pennsylvania Castle
* Portland Castle
* Rufus Castle

Lighthouses, daymarks and NCI|

* NCI Portland Bill
* Old Higher Lighthouse
* Old Lower Lighthouse
* Portland Bill Lighthouse
* Portland Breakwater Lighthouse
* Trinity House Obelisk

Prisons|

* HM Prison Portland
* HM Prison Weare
* HM Prison The Verne

Gardens|

* Chiswell Walled Garden
* Easton Gardens
* Governor's Community Garden
* Victoria Gardens

Buildings and houses|

* The Captain's House
* The Cove House Inn
* The George Inn
* Queen Anne House
* St George's Centre

Churches|

* All Saints Church
* Avalanche Memorial Church
* Church of Our Lady and St. Andrew
* Conjurer's Lodge
* Easton Methodist Church
* Southwell Methodist Chapel
* St Andrew's Church
* St George's Church
* St. John's Church
* St. Peter's Church
* Underhill Methodist Church
* United Reformed Church

Memorials|

* Portland Cenotaph
* Royal Naval Cemetery

Industry|

* Durdle Pier
* Folly Pier
* Folly Pier Waterworks
* Grove Lime Kiln
* King's Pier
* Portland stone
* Portland Windmills
* Red Crane
* Southwell Business Park
* Sureline
* Verne Cistern

Working and disused quarries|

* Bowers Quarry
* Broadcroft Quarry
* Coombefield Quarry
* King Barrow Quarry
* Perryfield Quarry
* Tout Quarry
* Yeolands Quarry

Railway|

* Merchant's Railway
* The Old Engine Shed
* Portland Branch Railway

Sports|

* Portland United F.C.

Events|

* Easton Massacre
* Great Southwell Landslip

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Jurassic Coast

East Devon|

* Orcombe Point
* Sandy Bay
* Straight Point
* Otter Cove
* Budleigh Salterton
* Danger Point
* Ladram Bay
* High Peak
* Sidmouth
* Salcombe Hill
* Weston Mouth
* Branscombe
* Beer Head
* Beer Quarry Caves
* Beer
* Seaton
* Pinhay Bay
* Monmouth Beach
* Ware Cliffs

Dorset|

* Lyme Regis
* Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
* Lyme Regis Museum
* Lyme Bay
* The Spittles
* Black Ven
* Charmouth
* Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
* Golden Cap
* Seatown
* Thorncombe Beacon
* Eype Mouth

| Chesil Beach|

* West Bay
* Burton Bradstock
* West Bexington
* Abbotsbury
* Gore Cove
* Chickerell

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Isle of Portland|

* Chesil Cove
* Tar Rocks
* Clay Ope
* Hallelujah Bay
* Blacknor
* Mutton Cove
* Wallsend Cove
* Pulpit Rock
* Portland Bill
* Portland Raised Beach
* Cave Hole
* Church Ope Cove
* Portland Museum
* Jurassica
* Durdle Pier
* King's Pier
* Folly Pier
* Salt Pans
* Freshwater Bay
* Balaclava Bay
* Portland Harbour

Weymouth|

* Newton's Cove
* Nothe Gardens
* Weymouth Harbour
* Weymouth Pier
* Jurassic Skyline
* Weymouth Beach
* Weymouth Bay
* Greenhill

* Furzy Cliff
* Jordan Hill
* Bowleaze Cove
* Broadrock
* Redcliff Point
* Black Head
* Osmington Mills
* Bran Point
* Perry Ledge
* Ringstead
* West Ringstead
* Ringstead Bay
* Burning Cliff
* White Nothe
* Chaldon Hill
* Bat's Head
* Swyre Head
* Scratchy Bottom
* Durdle Door
* Man o' War Cove
* St Oswald's Bay
* Pinion Rock
* Dungy Head
* Stair Hole
* Lulworth Cove
* Lulworth Ranges
* Purbeck Monocline
* Bindon Hill
* Fossil Forest
* Mupe Bay
* Arish Mell

Isle of Purbeck|

* Flower's Barrow
* Cow Corner
* Worbarrow Bay
* Worbarrow Tout
* Pondfield Cove
* Gad Cliff
* Tyneham
* Brandy Bay
* Hobarrow Bay
* Kimmeridge
* Kimmeridge Oil Field
* Kimmeridge Bay
* Hen Cliff
* Kimmeridge Ledges
* The Etches Collection
* Rope Lake Head
* Swyre Head
* Egmont Bight
* Egmont Point
* Chapman's Pool
* St Alban's Head
* West Man
* Winspit
* East Man
* Worth Matravers
* Dancing Ledge
* Anvil Point
* Tilly Whim Caves
* Durlston Bay
* Peveril Point
* Swanage
* Ballard Point
* The Pinnacles
* Parson's Barn
* Old Harry Rocks

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