What is recorded here
Highest point in the New Forest on top of an underground reservoir( higher than surrounding terrain)
Pipers Wait is approximately 267 meters high and is notable for being the highest point in the New Forest, standing above an underground water reservoir. It is a prominent chalk hill with historical and ecological significance due to its role in the region's hydrology and landscape.
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Places near here
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Bowl barrow 645m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemeteryScheduled monument · 761 yd
Bowl barrow 545m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemeteryScheduled monument · 868 yd
The Lamb Inn, Nomansland, New ForestForest or wood · 1036 yd
Bramshaw WoodWood · 1276 yd
Homy RidgeMountain / peak · 1342 yd
Longcross PlainMountain / peak · 1593 yd
Church of St PeterListed building · 1.1 mi
Power lines running west through Cloven Hill PlantationMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Fritham LodgeListed building · 1.2 mi
Studley Castle royal hunting lodgeScheduled monument · 1.6 mi
Large sweet chestnut tree in the Quar Hill PlantationMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Source of Highland WaterSpring · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0