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St Catherine's Hill Dorset Map

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

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Place	St Catherine's Hill
Traditional County	Dorset
Unitary Authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.756693
Longitude	-1.799985
Place Type	Suburban Area

About St Catherine's Hill

St Catherine's Hill rises as a singular, pine-crowned prominence above the low-lying reaches of the Dorset landscape. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-west of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 328°T, OS grid SZ 142 952), and is situated west-south-west of Winkton village. Ancient gravel deposits define the high ground, where the light filters through needle-strewn paths to illuminate the earth with a soft, rusted glow. Much of the terrain falls within the protected expanse of the Town Common SSSI, a wild mosaic of heathland that sustains rare insects and hardy flora. Upon the summit, the remnants of the St Catherine's Hill Camp and Round Barrows serve as a silent witness to the prehistoric hands that once shaped these ramparts against the horizon. Below the crest, the land slopes towards the meandering dampness of the Avon Causeway Drain, where the air grows heavy with the scent of reeds and cool, moving water. St Catherine's Hill commands a view of the shifting coastal weather, its heights exposed to the salt-laden gales that sweep inland from the Channel. The residential fringes maintain a quiet distance from the bustle of the nearby harbour, holding fast to the solitude of the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 257 ha
St Catherine'S Hill Camp And Round Barrows (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 099° E · 2 ha
Oval Earthwork On St Catherine'S Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 043° NE
Round Barrow On St Catherine'S Hill Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 125° SE
St Catherine's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 037° NE
Blackwater Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 333° NNW
Coward's Marsh (Wetland) — 0.7 mi, 093° E
Avon Causeway Drain (River) — 0.8 mi, 036° NE
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 048° NE
Leaden Stour (River) — 1.3 mi, 279° W
Winkton Green (Park) — 1.4 mi, 070° ENE
Swanmore Gardens (Park) — 1.5 mi, 208° SSW
Regent Centre (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 147° SSE
Ducking Stool (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 144° SE
Stocks (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 145° SE
Christchurch Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 146° SE
Purewell Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 127° SE · 13 ha
Red House Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 148° SSE
Constable’s House (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 144° SE
Tyrrell's Ford (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 001° N
Bournemouth Aviation Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 305° NW
Wood mouse (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 213° SSW
Adventure Wonderland Maze (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 304° NW
Hurn Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 341° NNW
Fillybrook Bottom (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 344° NNW
Southbourne Beach (Beach) — 2.6 mi, 175° S
Fisherman's Walk Beach (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 197° SSW
Friends of the New Forest Airfields (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 050° NE
Grimbury Marsh (Wetland) — 2.7 mi, 142° SE
View (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 205° SSW

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