Goose Hill
Goose Hill is a peak in Portesham, West Dorset District, England. Goose Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet West Elworth, as well as near the village Portesham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbotsbury Swannery and Hell Stone.
Abbotsbury Swannery
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbotsbury Swannery is a colony of nesting mute swans near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. Located on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach, it is the only managed swannery in the world, and can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs.
Hell Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hell Stone is a badly-restored Neolithic dolmen on Portesham Hill in Dorset, England. It is around half a mile north of the village of Portesham, and approximately three-quarters of a mile southeast of the Valley of Stones.
The Grey Mare and her Colts
Archaeological site
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grey Mare and her Colts is a megalithic chambered long barrow located near Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It was built during the Early and Middle Neolithic periods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbotsbury and West Bexington.
Abbotsbury
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile inland from the English Channel coast.
West Bexington
Village
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Bexington is a village in south-west Dorset, England, sited just behind the Chesil Beach about 6 miles southeast of Bridport. It forms part of the civil parish of Puncknowle. The coast here is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.
Goose Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Portesham, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6653° or 50° 39′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.5716° or 2° 34′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2VMC8H+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 5143235542OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Portesham Village Hall and Portesham Church of England Primary School.
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