What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Vale of White Horse.
Rough height is around 230 meters; the hill is part of the Chiltern Hills and composed mainly of Cretaceous chalk. The name may reference local traditions of kite flying, though no specific folklore is widely recorded. It matters as a local landmark within the Vale of White Horse landscape.
Places near here
Farmland at Uffington Castle FortCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
North Western Section of Uffington Castle FortCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
Woolstone HillMountain / peak · 407 yd
The Giant's StairArchaeological place · 450 yd
Uffington CastleHeritage attraction · 530 yd
The RidgewayVisitor information · 614 yd
Dragon Hill, OxfordshireMountain or hill · 635 yd
White Horse HillMountain / peak · 652 yd
UffingtonHill Figure (bronze Age) · 679 yd
The White HorseHeritage attraction · 692 yd
War Memorial at the Knighton IntersectionHeritage place · 1089 yd
The Northern Side of Uffington WoodForest or wood · 1089 ydOther information
Photo: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0