| Farley Mount | |
| Elevation M: | 174 |
| Location: | Hampshire, England |
| Map: | England |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 51.0593°N -1.4262°W |
| Grid Ref Uk: | SU403290 |
Farley Mount is one of the highest points in Hampshire at 174 metres ASL (571ft). It is in Farley Mount Country Park, about four miles west of the city of Winchester, Hampshire.
On top of the mount is a folly, which is a monument and burial place marker to a horse named 'Beware Chalk Pit', which carried its owner to a racing victory in 1734, a year after falling into a 25feet deep chalk pit while out hunting.[1] [2]
The monument is the subject of Timothy Corsellis' poem 'the first great goodbye'. Corsellis, an alumnus of Winchester college who lived in the early-mid 20th century, wrote 'I'll plant myself on Cheesefoot Head/and miles of Hampshire will I tread,/I'll turn my nose to Farley Mount/No ugly bypass need I count, And in a second I'll be there/ Or in the beech woods standing near'. Book: Goethals. Helen . The Unassuming Sky: The Life and Poetry of Timothy Corsellis . 4 Jan 2013 . Cambridge Scholars . Winchester, UK . 1443845175.
There are plaques on the interior and exterior of the monument, which read: