Beaminster Down
Appearance
Beaminster Down | |
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![]() Beaminster Down viewed from the Monarch's Way looking southwest | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 244 m (801 ft)[1] |
Listing | Hills of Dorset |
Coordinates | 50°49′42″N 2°43′02″W / 50.8283°N 2.71711°W |
Geography | |
Dorset, England | |
Parent range | Dorset Downs |
OS grid | ST493033 |
Topo map | OS Landranger No. 194 |
At 244 metres, Beaminster Down is one of the highest hills in West Dorset, England.
Location
[edit]Beaminster Down is common land on the Dorset Downs and overlooks the steep scarp slope above the town of Beaminster,[2] which is about a mile and a half to the southwest. The hill is crossed by two long-distance trails, two minor roads and several other tracks.[1]
History
[edit]There is evidence of prehistoric settlement on in the form of tumuli to the northeast.[1] Grenade practice took place in the sandbagged, zig-zag trenches on Beaminster Down during the Second World War.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series.
- ^ "Beaminster Down". common-land.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Beaminster at war". dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2013.