Watts Hill | |
Elevation M: | 262 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 69 |
Parent Peak: | Lewesdon Hill |
Location: | Dorset, England |
Range: | Dorset Downs |
Coordinates: | 50.8317°N -2.4648°W |
Grid Ref Uk: | ST673036 |
Topo: | OS Landranger 194 Explorer No. 117 |
Watts Hill is a hill in the Dorset Downs and one of the highest in the county of Dorset, England. The height of the summit is variously recorded as 261 metres[2] or 262 metres.[1]
Watts Hill lies about 1½ miles north of Cerne Abbas above the village of Minterne Parva, and about 12 kilometres north of Dorchester, the county town. It is the highest point on a north-south ridge, on the southern spur of which is the Cerne Abbas Giant, an old landmark whose origin is unclear. A mile to the northwest is Dogbury Hill and, on the far side of the A352 is Telegraph Hill and High Stoy, a popular filming location.[2]
There is much evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area. Near the Giant there are the remains of an ancient settlement, a tumulus and an earthwork on the southern spur near Cerne Abbas, and similar features further north near Dogbury.[2]