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Shotover Hill Oxfordshire Map

Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: South Oxfordshire · Region: South East

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Place	Shotover Hill
Traditional County	Oxfordshire
District / Borough	South Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.752758
Longitude	-1.194530
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Shotover Hill

Shotover Hill commands the horizon with a rugged, elevated profile that catches the first amber light of dawn. It lies 2.7 miles east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 89°T, OS grid SP 556 063), and is situated north-west of Horspath village. The landscape is defined by the expansive expanse of Shotover Country Park, where the uneven ground drops away into pockets of ancient, tangled woodland. Beneath the canopy of the Brasenose Wood And Shotover Hill SSSI, the air holds a damp, earthy scent that lingers long after the morning mist has retreated. Nearby, the quiet legacy of the literary past remains, as The Kilns, once the residence of C.S. Lewis, sits just a short walk away, grounding the intellectual spirit of the landscape. The terrain itself is a complex geological record, marked by layers of sand and stone that have shifted over millennia to create this distinct rise above the Oxfordshire plain. Visitors often find the atmosphere shifts here, moving from the scientific rigour of the nearby Science Oxford Centre to the deep, silent stillness of the surrounding heath. Shotover Hill endures as a place where the wild, unkempt edges of the natural world persist against the creeping encroachment of suburban borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shotover Country Park (Park) — locality lies within
Brasenose Wood And Shotover Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 109 ha
Ohm Portal (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 314° NW
Science Oxford Centre (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 320° NW
The Kilns - CS Lewis's Home (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 035° NE
Rock Edge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 280° W · 2 ha
Shotover Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 102° ESE
Grave of C. S. Lewis (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 334° NNW
Town Furze (Park) — 0.6 mi, 252° WSW
Thorn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 090° E
High Wall, Headington (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 287° WNW · 1 ha
Shotover House Obelisk (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 082° E
Shotover (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.7 mi, 082° E · 87 ha
The Ultimate Picture Palace (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 262° W
Magdalen College (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.0 mi, 270° W · 18 ha
Pegasus Theatre (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 246° WSW
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 261° W
The Williams Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 284° WNW
Shire Lake Ditch (River) — 2.3 mi, 245° WSW
Oxford City Walls (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 272° W
Site of the Morris Longwall Garage (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 273° W
Kingfisher Point (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 255° WSW
Muntjac Point (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 246° WSW
University of Oxford Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 266° W
Northfield Brook (River) — 2.4 mi, 173° S
Tolkien's Table (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 267° W
Vue Cinema Oxford (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 196° SSW
Section Of The Grandpont Causeway (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 258° WSW
ST Lee Gallery and Treasury (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 274° W
Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 279° W

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