Dover's Hill | |
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Location: | Cotswolds |
Country: | England |
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Dover's Hill is a 754NaN hill in the Cotswolds area of central England. The hill is 1miles north-west of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire.[1] Dover's Hill and the surrounding land is the property of The National Trust.[2]
On the top of the hill is a trig point, and also a toposcope illustrating many of the landmarks that are visible from it. These include the Black Mountains in South Wales and the Long Mynd in Shropshire (nearly 60miles away).[1]
A monument of 1934 commemorates Robert Dover, founder of the Cotswold Olimpick Games, precursor of themodern Olympic Games.[3]