What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Dorset.
Popes Hill near Toller Porcorum rises to approximately 130 metres and is part of the gently undulating heathland characteristic of the Dorset landscape. Its name may derive from a historical association with monastic landownership, though specific folklore or geological significance is not well documented. The hill matters as a local landmark within the broader heathland and agricultural landscape of west Dorset.
Places near here
The church of St Andrew and St Peter - Toller PorcorumChurch, cross or graveyard · 1092 yd
Kingcombe Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1281 yd
Lower Kingcombe FarmhouseListed building · 1355 yd
Old Milestone by the A356, Lower KingcombeMonument or public art · 1.0 mi
Kingcombe CoppiceForest · 1.3 mi
Wynford WoodWood · 1.3 mi
Castle HillArchaeological place · 2.1 mi
Eggardon Hill disc barrowScheduled monument · 2.7 mi
Glaciated chalk landscape, Eggardon HillMountain or hill · 2.9 mi
Compton Valence: Pond and waterfall near Tout HillWaterfall · 3.7 mi
St John's WellSpring · 3.8 mi
Earthwork on Castle HillScheduled monument · 4.3 miOther information
Photo: Nigel Walden · CC BY-SA 2.0