| Ridgeway Hill | |
| Elevation M: | 199 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 107 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Swyre Head |
| Listing: | HuMP |
| Location: | Dorset, England |
| Range: | Purbeck Hills |
| Coordinates: | 50.6358°N -2.1221°W |
| Grid Ref Uk: | SY914817 |
| Topo: | OS Landranger 195 Explorer 15E |
Ridgeway Hill, also referred to as Grange Hill[3] [4] or Steeple Hill,[5] is the third highest point of the Purbeck Hills[2] in the county of Dorset standing at,[1] is one of the only hills with a prominence of over a hundred metres, HuMPs, in the county.[2] Near the top of the hill is an 18th-century folly known as Grange Arch, built by the former owner of Creech Grange, Denis Bond.[6] [7] On the eastern spur of the hill is Stonehill Down which is now a nature reserve.[1] There are also good views of Swyre Head on the Jurassic Coast.
The hill lies about 1¾ miles (2.8 km) from Kimmeridge Bay on Dorset's Jurassic Coast and west of Corfe Castle. The hamlet of Steeple lies at its southern foot. To the west is the better-known, but slightly lower, Povington Hill above the abandoned village of Tyneham. The Lulworth Ranges lies between Ridgeway Hill and the coast.[1]
There is a free car park on the ridgeline west of the summit just off the Grange Hill road known as Steeple Hill Car Park,[1] from where there are panoramic views of the area.