Coney’s Castle
Coney's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England. The name Coney is from the Old English for rabbit, suggesting medieval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen.Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Iron Age hill fort in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Coney’s Castle Hill Fort” and “small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney’s Castle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lambert’s Castle Hill and Village Hall.
Lambert’s Castle Hill
Heath
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lambert's Castle Hill rises between the villages of Marshwood and Fishpond Bottom in the county of Dorset, England. It is part of the South Dorset Downs and its prominence qualifies it as one of the so-called HuMPs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charmouth and Lyme Regis.
Charmouth
Photo: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
Charmouth is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England. The village is situated on the mouth of the River Char, around 1.5 miles north-east of Lyme Regis.
Lyme Regis
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, 25 miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border.
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Village
Photo: Malcolm Etherington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale 5 miles west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the settlements of Morcombelake, Ryall and Fishpond Bottom – had a population of 684.
Coney’s Castle
- Categories: contour fort, heath, and recreation area
- Location: Whitchurch Canonicorum, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7738° or 50° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.894° or 2° 53′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C2VQ4F4+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1201086288OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathWikidata ID
Q5159573
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