A MAN exploring a beach in Dorset has found what he believes to be a meteorite.

Aaron Davies, from Portland, had been combing Chesil Beach on Saturday when he came across the suspected space debris.

The 54-year-old said: “I was doing a bit of beach combing after there had been rough weather.

“I looked down and thought, ‘that’s unusual’, so I picked it up.

"It looks real to me.”

Aaron regularly visits the seafront to metal detect, but this was certainly one of his more unique finds.

He added: “I’ve been metal detecting for over 40 years, but that was found by eye.

“I’ve kept hold of it. I’ve still got it at home.”

But unfortunately for Aaron, his finding may not be quite so special after all.

The Daily Echo put the photograph to an expert at Bournemouth University, who said the object had “all the characteristics of a piece of water-worn limestone”.

They added that with the picture alone, they couldn’t be certain on a conclusion, but were “fairly sure” that it was limestone.