Scratchy's Bottom
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Scratchy's Bottom (or Scratchy Bottom) is a clifftop valley between Durdle Door and Swyre Head in Dorset, England.[1] A dry valley in the chalk, it is surrounded by farmland at its sides and landward end, with cliffs at the seaward end.
The name is thought to refer to a rough hollow.[2]
Scratchy Bottom was the location for the opening of the 1967 film Far from the Madding Crowd, in a scene in which Gabriel Oak's sheep are driven over a cliff by his sheepdog.[3]
Coordinates: 50°37′25″N 02°16′52″W / 50.62361°N 2.28111°W
[edit] See also
- List of places on the Jurassic Coast
[edit] References
- ^ Rude Britain: The 100 Rudest Place Names in Britain by Ed Hurst and Rob Bailey ISBN 0752225812
- ^ "'Rude' English streets defended". BBC News. 7 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7812254.stm. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) - Filming locations". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061648/locations. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
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