
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Dorset.
Wears Hill above Abbotsbury rises to approximately 140 metres and is part of the gently undulating chalk downland characteristic of west Dorset. The area is geologically significant for its exposure of Cretaceous chalk and is near the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The hill's prominence offers views across the Purbeck region, linking it to local walking routes and the historical landscape of Abbotsbury.
Places near here
Limekiln CoppiceWood · 432 yd
Two round barrows on Wears HillScheduled monument · 602 yd
Abbotsbury Castle Trig PointCastle, fort or tower · 904 yd
Broad CoppiceWood · 968 yd
Abbotsbury CastleArchaeological place · 1082 yd
Descending Abbotsbury HillMountain or hill · 1092 yd
Ashley Chase HouseListed building · 1152 yd
East Bexington Dairy FarmListed building · 1486 yd
Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Nicholas, AbbotsburyChurch, cross or graveyard · 1542 yd
Abbotsbury Subtropical GardensHeritage attraction · 1591 yd
Recumbent stones at Kingston Russell stone circleAncient stone or rock art · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0