Mountains & hills · South East England
Chaldon Hill
Chaldon Hill — a mountain in england-south-east, United Kingdom, 178 m.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Chaldon Hill is a named summit in england-south-east, United Kingdom, with an elevation of approximately 178 metres. Listed in the Wikidata register of UK peaks; see the Wikipedia article for further details on the mountain's location, geology and walking routes.
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From the Wikipedia article
Chaldon Hill, also called Chaldon Down, is one of the highest hills, 178 metres (584 ft), on South Dorset's Jurassic Coast in England. The summit is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Durdle Door. A bridleway crosses the hill just below the summit, whilst the South West Coast Path makes its way down the steep hillside to the beach heading for Durdle Door. At the summit is a tumulus and trig point. There are navigation beacons about 200 metres (220 yd) to the southeast. The hill is flanked by two coastal headlands: White Nothe and Bat's Head.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There is abundant evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area: tumuli to the south-west and east, a field system and earthwork to the north-east and two named barrows to the east: Wardstone and Bush Barrows. There is evidence of another field system on the steep coastal hillside.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6306, -2.3080
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Chaldon Herring
- Postcode
- DT2 8DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
Sources
- wikidata: Q15208871 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chaldon Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chaldon Hill?
- Chaldon Hill is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 8DW), in the parish of Chaldon Herring.
- Is Chaldon Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Chaldon Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chaldon Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 8DW. It sits within the South Dorset parliamentary constituency.