Английская Википедия:Creech Barrow Hill
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Creech Barrow Hill is a steep, conical hill, Шаблон:Convert[1] (one source 637 feet[2]) high, near the coast of Dorset, England, and the highest point of the Dorset Heaths.[3][4] It has been described as "one of Dorset's most distinctive landmarks."[2] Geologically, it is also the highest Cenozoic hill in England.[5]
There is a single, round barrow at the summit that gives Creech Barrow Hill its name and, from some angles, the appearance of a double summit.[2] To the southeast is Stone Hill Down long barrow.[6] There is also a trig point on the summit.[1]
The name of the hill means "hill" three times. "Creech" is derived from the Celtic crich = hill and "barrow" from the Saxon for "mound".[7]
The hill is a classic viewpoint that was once the site of King John's hunting lodge.[7]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series, no. 195.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 The Purbeck 'volcano' at dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Dorset Heaths – Natural Area Profile, by English Nature, Oct 1997, at naturalareas.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ Natural England's NCA profile gives the highest point of the Dorset Heaths as only 174 m, despite including Creech Barrow Hill within the boundary of the NCA.
- ↑ NCA 135: Dorset Heaths – Key Facts & Data at naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Creech Barrow at themodernantiquarian.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 East Creech at dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.