Golden Cap

Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the coast between and in , England. At 191 metres, it is the highest point within a mile of the south coast of and is visible for tens of miles along the coastline.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England
  • Also known as: “Golden Cape”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Gabriel and Thorncombe Beacon.

Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles north of Golden Cap.

Peak
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill between and in , England. It lies about 1 kilometre west of and 2 kilometres east of . is situated 2 miles east of Golden Cap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seatown and Morcombelake.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal hamlet in , England, on the approximately 3 miles west-southwest of . It lies within the civil parish of .

Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village near in , , within the ancient parish of . Golden Cap, part of the World Heritage Site, is nearby. is situated 2 miles north of Golden Cap.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small in the county of , on the south coast of . It is situated roughly midway between the towns of and , with the county town of about 20 miles to the east. is situated 2½ miles north of Golden Cap.

Golden Cap

Latitude
50.71667° or 50° 43′ north
Longitude
-2.85° or 2° 51′ west
Open location code
9C2VP582+M2
Geo­Names ID
2648353
Wiki­data ID
Q5579263
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Golden Cap” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Golden Cap”
  • Cebuano: “Golden Cape”
  • Czech: “Golden Cap”
  • Dutch: “Golden Cap”
  • German: “Golden Cap”
  • Indonesian: “Golden Cap”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Golden Cap”
  • Polish: “Golden Cap”
  • Spanish: “Golden Cap”
  • Swedish: “Golden Cap”
  • Swedish: “Golden Cape”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Langdon Hill and Chideock.

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