What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Dorset.
Roughly 150 meters in height, Turning to Telegraph Hill is part of the Dorset chalk downland, with geology shaped by Cretaceous limestone and a history of agricultural use. It may derive its name from a former telegraph station or local signal system, reflecting 19th-century communication infrastructure in rural England.
Places near here
Minterne Magna SchoolListed building · 488 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Hollowbank HouseListed building · 920 yd
Minterne Gardens: waterfall and footbridgeWaterfall · 1638 yd
The Three Wishes Waterfall - Minterne GardensWaterfall · 1.0 mi
Lynch CoppiceForest · 1.0 mi
Hilfield HillWood · 1.2 mi
Milestone, Gales Hill near Minterne MagnaMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
Milestone, Gales HillMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
Gore HillMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Cerne Abbas Giant ViewpointViewpoint · 2.2 mi
Cerne Abbas GiantHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Batcombe Church from within the graveyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Ivan Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0