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Hengistbury Head Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West

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Place	Hengistbury Head
Traditional County	Dorset
Unitary Authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.720835
Longitude	-1.777911
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Hengistbury Head

Hengistbury Head juts into the English Channel as a rugged finger of ironstone and gravel, defying the relentless patience of the tides. It lies 1.2 miles south of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 172°T, OS grid SZ 157 912). Ancient ghosts walk the promontory, where the silent Two Bowl Barrows 405M North West Of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head, remain as earthen swells against the bruising violet of a winter sky. The landscape shifts from these prehistoric mounds toward the vast, saline expanse of the Christchurch Harbour Sssi, a haven where light skims off the water like silver leaf. Visitors often wander the paths where the salt-crusted air carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed bladderwrack and cold sediment. Beyond the headland, the relentless grind of the sea has long defined the character of Hengistbury Head, carving cliffs that crumble slowly into the brine. To the west, the rhythmic pulse of the surf at Southbourne Beach marks the boundary between the firm earth and the fluid, shifting horizon. Here, the land does not merely exist; it endures in a precarious dialogue with the wind and the salt-heavy spray.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Two Bowl Barrows 405M North West Of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 096° E
Bowl Barrow 390M East Of Tuckton Roundabout (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 333° NNW
Hengistbury Head (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 107° ESE
Priory Gardens (Park) — 0.7 mi, 019° NNE
Southbourne Beach (Beach) — 0.7 mi, 259° W
Druitt Gardens (Park) — 0.8 mi, 001° N
Christchurch Harbour Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 090° E · 352 ha
Grimbury Marsh (Wetland) — 0.8 mi, 061° ENE
Pre-Conquest Monastery, Early Christian Cemetery, Augustinian Priory And A Motte And Bailey Castle At Christchurch (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 016° NNE · 5 ha
Red House Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 005° N
Layers of Bournemouth (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 115° ESE
Warren Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 115° ESE
Stanpit Marsh (Wetland) — 0.9 mi, 064° ENE
Solent Beach (Beach) — 0.9 mi, 119° ESE
Regent Centre (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 003° N
Stocks (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 008° N
Christchurch Castle (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 008° N
Constable’s House (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 011° N
Barlins Ditch (River) — 1.0 mi, 021° NNE
Ducking Stool (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 008° N
Lily Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 108° ESE
Bypass Stream (River) — 1.3 mi, 016° NNE
Purewell Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 026° NNE · 13 ha
Fisherman's Walk Beach (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 270° W
View (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 270° W
Honeycombe Chine (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 269° W
St Catherine's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 345° NNW
Highcliffe Castle (Castle) — 3.1 mi, 067° ENE
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 360° N
Bournemouth Natural Science Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 272° W

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