Mountains & hills · South East England
Watts Hill
Watts Hill — a mountain in england-south-east, United Kingdom, 262 m.
Richard Webb — 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
Watts Hill is a named summit in england-south-east, United Kingdom, with an elevation of approximately 262 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
Watts Hill is a hill in the Dorset Downs and one of the highest in the county of Dorset, England. The height of the summit is variously recorded as 261 metres or 262 metres.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There is much evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area. Near the Giant there are the remains of an ancient settlement, a tumulus and an earthwork on the southern spur near Cerne Abbas, and similar features further north near Dogbury.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8317, -2.4648
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Postcode
- DT2 7TR
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
Sources
- wikidata: Q16902984 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Watts Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Watts Hill?
- Watts Hill is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 7TR), in the parish of Cerne Abbas.
- Is Watts Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Watts Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Watts Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 7TR. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.