Lambert's Castle Hill
| Lambert's Castle Hill | |
| Dorset | |
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 Lambert's Castle Hill | |
| Summit: | 846 feet ST389001 50°47’14"N, 2°53’34"W |
Lambert's Castle Hill is a hill of 846 feet which rises between the villages of Marshwood and Fishpond Bottom in Dorset. It is part of the hills loosely called the South Dorset Downs and of substantial prominence.
From the castle there are "spectacular views across the Marshwood Vale". Visible landmarks include: Pilsdon Pen and Lewesdon Hill (Dorset's county top) to the east, Hardown Hill, Langdon Hill and Golden Cap to the south.[1]
Sir Frederick Treves Bt wrote of the hill:
{{quote|Lambert’s Castle is a fine ridge, terminating in a truculent headland distinguished by a clump of fir trees. The view from the summit is maintained by many to be the view of the county. From hence can be seen Portland, the sea breaking on the Chesil Beach, the Fleet, a long stretch of the Devon coast and far inland, the uplands of Wiltshire and Somerset.[2]
The hill is in the very west of the county, about four miles east of Axminster and three and a half miles north of Charmouth. The summit is 230 yards northeast of the trig point.
The hill is topped by an Iron Age hill fort, Lambert's Castle that is around 2,500 years old. The hilltop was used as a racecourse at some stage and was also the site of a fair for over 200 years.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lamberts Castle, Dorset: Walk of the week at www.telegraph.co.uk. Accessed on 22 Mar 2013.
- ↑ Treves, Sir Frederick: 'The Highways and Byways in Dorset' (Macmillan, 1935) p. 284