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Higher Eype Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

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Place	Higher Eype
Traditional County	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.728977
Longitude	-2.786440
Place Type	Hamlet

About Higher Eype

Higher Eype commands a quiet authority over the Dorset coastline, where the land tilts toward the English Channel in a series of dramatic, salt-kissed slopes. It lies 1.3 miles west-south-west of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 255°T, OS grid SY 445 924), and is situated north-north-west of Lower Eype village. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground, where the Bowl Barrow on Eype Down stands as a silent sentinel keeping watch over the shifting maritime horizon. The terrain here is defined by the persistent push and pull of the sea against the soft cliffs, a geological dialogue that has shaped the rhythm of the local landscape for centuries. To the north, the sharp, conical silhouette of Colmer’s Hill rises above the canopy, acting as a natural compass for those navigating the winding lanes. Higher Eype remains a place of deep, stony quietude, where the air tastes of brine and the light catches the gorse in flashes of sudden, brilliant gold. These rugged, open spaces offer a stark contrast to the nearby market bustle, grounding the spirit in the raw, unadorned reality of the Jurassic Coast. Every hedgerow and dip in the topography serves as a reminder of the slow, grinding forces that have carved this corner of the South West into its current, jagged form.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bowl Barrow On Eype Down 275M East Of Frogmore Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 273° W
Sloes Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 011° NNE
Frogmore Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 249° WSW
Three Bowl Barrows North East Of Thorncombe Beacon, 160M, 190M And 400M South West Of Down House (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 222° SW
Hope Corner (Wetland) — 0.9 mi, 198° SSW
Great Ebb (Wetland) — 0.9 mi, 205° SSW
Eype Mouth (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 169° SSE
River Winniford (River) — 1.2 mi, 263° W
Coast View point (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 151° SSE
Electric Palace (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 080° E
Bridport Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 079° E
Flaxhayes Playing Field (Park) — 1.4 mi, 060° ENE
Chideock Castle: A Moated Site And Associated Features 520M South West Of Chideock Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 284° WNW · 4 ha
The Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 077° ENE
Downe Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 072° ENE · 6 ha
Riverside Gardens (Park) — 1.6 mi, 080° E
West Bay Beach (Beach) — 1.6 mi, 144° SE
Seatown Beach (Beach) — 1.7 mi, 252° WSW
River Asker (River) — 2.0 mi, 072° ENE
West Dorset Coast Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 247° WSW · 598 ha
Right Bottom (Valley) — 2.3 mi, 294° WNW
Morcombelake Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 292° WNW · 23 ha
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 054° NE
Mangerton Mill (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 052° NE
Mill Leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 054° NE
Furleigh Estate Wine Tours (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 009° N
Luccombe Covert (Forest / Woodland) — 4.1 mi, 008° N
Bredy Farm (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 112° ESE
Parnham House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.2 mi, 021° NNE · 44 ha
Stokewater Meadow Donkey Walking Days (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 013° NNE

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