Located in Durlston Country Park is this 40 ton globe measuring 10ft in diameter. Made from Portland stone the globe was commissioned by George Burt to sit in the grounds of a castle he also had built in 1888. The photo is from an 1890s postcard Posted by Dorset Guide on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 11:18 × Related images Swanage Seafront Swanage Square on the Seafront Purbeck House - Swanage Swanage Beach Pier View