Lyscombe Hill
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View from Lyscombe Hill (at ~240m) looking south-east over Lyscombe Bottom.
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Highest point | |
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Parent peak | Telegraph Hill |
Listing | HuMP |
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Geography | |
Location | Dorset, England |
Parent range | Dorset Downs |
OS grid | ST738029 |
Topo map | OS Landranger No. 194 Explorer No. 117E |
Lyscombe Hill (262 metres, 860 feet high) is a hill near Melcombe Bingham about 14 kilometres north-northeast of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. It is part of the Dorset Downs and is listed as a so-called HuMP.[1]
There is evidence of ancient settlement in the area, including tumuli, dykes and an Iron Age hillfort, known as Nettlecombe Tout (258 m), near the summit at SJ737737,[2] and at the end of the hill spur of the same name.[3][4]
Nearby on the summit ridge of the Dorset Downs are Ball Hill to the west and the Dorsetshire Gap to the east.[5]
References
- ↑ Lyscombe Hill at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Accessed on 22 Mar 2013.
- ↑ Camp on Nettlecombe Tout at www.ancientmonuments.info. Accessed on 22 Mar 2013.
- ↑ A guide to Nettlecombe at www.information-britain.co.uk. Accessed on 22 Mar 2013.
- ↑ Nettlecombe Tout at The Megalithic Portal. Accessed on 22 Mar 2013.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series, No. 194.
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