Bayard Hill
Bayard Hill is a peak in Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England. Bayard Hill is situated nearby to the village Upwey, as well as near the locality Gould’s Bottom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Castle and Upwey railway station.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.
Upwey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Upwey railway station serves the Broadwey, Upwey and Littlemoor suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The station is situated on the South West Main Line, 140 miles 31 chains from London Waterloo and on the Heart of Wessex Line, 166 miles 30 chains from London Paddington.
Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit
Archaeological site
The Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit at Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth, Dorset, was a mass grave of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of Scandinavian men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Weymouth.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
Weymouth
Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weymouth is a seaside resort town in Dorset, a county on the south coast of the West Country, in England. Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.
Nottington
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nottington is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of Dorset, England. Its nearest town is Weymouth, which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east.
Bayard Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6664° or 50° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.4741° or 2° 28′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C2VMG8G+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5147730986OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Upwey and Gould’s Bottom.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upwey Wishing Well and Upwey Old School Village Hall.
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