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One of Britain's most iconic views is the Dorset coastline which stands at 140ft tall and more than 180 million-years-old, but recent extreme weather has seen huge chunks fall from the area around Burton Bradstock. Images of the rockfall show boulders the size of double-decker buses resting on top of a 50ft pile of debris that has blocked the popular beach. However, local residents have claimed the 'astronomical' costs of installing defences would not be 'practical'. Retired civil engineer Alan Pillinger, 69, said: 'The cliffs are eroding at such a fast rate and you would have to pin the cliffs with long rods and fix it with resin, with something in front. The costs would be astronomical and there's no guarantee it would work.'