Chaldon Hill

Chaldon Hill
The old navigation beacon on Chaldon Down, looking east towards Lulworth Cove
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)[1]
Prominence	90 m (300 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Lewesdon Hill [1]
Location
Location	Dorset, England
Range	South Dorset Downs
OS grid	SY783813
Coordinates	50°37′50″N 2°18′29″W / 50.6306°N 2.3080°W / 50.6306; -2.3080Coordinates: 50°37′50″N 2°18′29″W / 50.6306°N 2.3080°W / 50.6306; -2.3080
Topo map	OS Landranger 194

At 178 metres, Chaldon Hill, also called Chaldon Down, is one of the highest hills on South Dorset's Jurassic Coast in England.

Location

The summit of Chaldon Hill is about 1½ miles west of Durdle Door above the Dorset coast. 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 beaons about 200 metres to the southeast. The village of Chaldon Herring nestles in the valley north of the down, about 2 miles away. The hill is flanked by two coastal headlands: White Nothe and Bat's Head.^[2]

History

There is abundant evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area: tumuli to the southwest and east, a field system and earthwork to the northeast and two named barrows to the east: Wardstone and Bush Barrows. There is evidence of another field system on the steep coastal hillside.^[2]

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