Loscombe Wood
Loscombe Wood is a deciduous forest in Winterbourne Steepleton, West Dorset District, England. Loscombe Wood is situated nearby to the locality Sheep Down, as well as near Smitten Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hardy Monument and Hell Stone.
Hardy Monument
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hardy Monument is a 72-foot-high monument on the summit of Black Down near Portesham in Dorset. It was erected in 1844 by public subscription in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, flag captain of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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 just to the north of the village of Portesham, and approximately three-quarters of a mile southeast of the Valley of Stones.
Nine Stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Michael Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nine Stones, also known as the Devil's Nine Stones, the Nine Ladies, or Lady Williams and her Dog, is a stone circle located near to the village of Winterbourne Abbas in the southwestern English county of Dorset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbotsbury and Poundbury.
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.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
Muckleford
Hamlet
Bradford Peverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, 2 miles north-west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited by the south bank of the River Frome, among low chalk hills on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs.
Loscombe Wood
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Winterbourne Steepleton, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6983° or 50° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.5468° or 2° 32′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C2VMFX3+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 148156296OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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