Mountains & hills · South East England
Dragon Hill
In or near Compton Beauchamp.
Dragon Hill — Named summit at 191 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dragon Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 191 m.". Coordinates: 51.5799°, -1.5675°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Whitehorse Hill SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dragon Hill is a small hillock immediately below the Uffington White Horse on the border of the civil parishes of Uffington and Woolstone in the English county of Oxfordshire. In 1974, it was transferred from Berkshire. Dragon Hill is a natural chalk hill with an artificially flattened top (on the scarp slope of White Horse Hill); according to legend, Saint George slew the dragon here. A bare patch of chalk upon which no grass will grow is purported to be where the dragon's blood spilled. It has been suggested as some sort of Iron Age ritual site associated with the nearby hill figure. It is part of the White Horse group of monuments in the care of the National Trust, and a Scheduled Monument in its own right.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5799, -1.5675
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Uffington
- Postcode
- SN7 7QJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Sources
- osm: n338068508 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Dragon Hill, Uffington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dragon Hill.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dragon Hill?
- Dragon Hill is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 7QJ), in the parish of Uffington.
- What is Dragon Hill?
- Dragon Hill — Named summit at 191 m.
- How do I get to Dragon Hill?
- Drivers can use postcode SN7 7QJ.
- Is Dragon Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Dragon Hill is part of the Whitehorse Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Dragon Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Dragon Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dragon Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 7QJ. It sits within the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency.