Dogbury Hill
| Dogbury Hill | |||
| Dorset | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dogbury Hill | |||
| Range: | Dorset Downs | ||
| Summit: | 814 feet ST660051 50°50’41"N, 2°28’59"W | ||
Dogbury Hill, within the Dorset Downs, is one of the highest hills in Dorset, reaching 814 feet above sea level. It is also the site of a prehistoric hill fort.
Location
Dogmore Hill rises just a few hundred yards north of the village of Minterne Magna in the Blackmore Vale and east of the A352 about nine miles from Dorchester.
The summit area is covered by the Dogmore Plantation and a lane runs over the hill and along the ridge to the southeast, passing close to the summit. There is a bridleway running roughly east to west across its northern flank and along the edge of the plantation. Nearby are the other eminences of Telegraph Hill, High Stoy and Gore Hill.
Rivers and streams
The River Cerne rises in the shadow of High Stoy and Dogbury Hill, its actual source being a damp hollow in the steep valley head above Minterne Magna. On the other side of Dogbury is the source of the Caundle Brook, near Clinger Farm, the chief tributary of the Lydden.[1]
At Dogbury Hill there is an ancient enclosure.
Dogbury Gate
Dogbury Gate (ST669044) is a miniature pass at the head of the Cerne Valley taking the main A352 over to the clay lowlands of the Blackmore Vale.[2]
In literature and on film
The area of Minterne, Dogbury Hill and High Stoy was the setting for Thomas Hardy's novel, The Woodlanders, Minterne House being referred to as Great Hintock House. The 1990s TV film of Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles was made on Dogbury Hill.[3]
References
- ↑ Dorset’s little rivers — The Cerne at www.dorsetlife.co.uk. Accessed on 29 Mar 2013.
- ↑ Roberts, James. Walking in Dorset, Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe, Westmorland. ISBN 978-1-852-841805.
- ↑ A familiar haunt for film companies at minterne.co.uk. Accessed on 29 Mar 2013.