A report on Dorset Downs

The top of the downs from above Cerne Abbas, looking south east towards the River Piddle valley
Map of Dorset, including the Dorset Downs, showing the geology

Area of chalk downland in the centre of the county Dorset in south west England.

- Dorset Downs
The top of the downs from above Cerne Abbas, looking south east towards the River Piddle valley

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3D view of the digital terrain model

Bulbarrow Hill

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274 metre hill near Woolland, five miles west of Blandford Forum and ten miles north of Dorchester in Dorset, England.

274 metre hill near Woolland, five miles west of Blandford Forum and ten miles north of Dorchester in Dorset, England.

3D view of the digital terrain model

The chalk hill is part of the scarp of Dorset Downs, which form the western end of the Southern England Chalk Formation.

View of the Buildings

Rampisham Down

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View of the Buildings
Apparatus Room
Valve in AEG S4005 Transmitter
Antenna Field 1
Antenna Field 2
Antenna Field 3

Rampisham Down is a chalk hill in the Dorset Downs, eight miles north west of Dorchester in west Dorset, England.

Lyscombe Hill

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Hill near Melcombe Bingham about 14 kilometres north-northeast of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England.

Hill near Melcombe Bingham about 14 kilometres north-northeast of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England.

It is part of the Dorset Downs and is listed as a so-called HuMP.

View of Chesil Beach and The Fleet

Weymouth Lowlands

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The Weymouth Lowlands form a natural region on the south coast of England in the county of Dorset.

The Weymouth Lowlands form a natural region on the south coast of England in the county of Dorset.

View of Chesil Beach and The Fleet

A steep ridge of chalk marks the start of the Dorset Downs to the north; to the south is the Isle of Portland and to the east is the Isle of Purbeck

A Dorset Down in France

Dorset Down

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A Dorset Down in France

The Dorset Down is a breed of sheep native to the Dorset Downs region of England.

Beaminster Down

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One of the highest hills in West Dorset, England.

One of the highest hills in West Dorset, England.

Beaminster Down is common land on the Dorset Downs and overlooks the steep scarp slope above the town of Beaminster, which is about a mile and a half to the southwest.

Toller Down

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One of the highest hills in the county of Dorset, England.

One of the highest hills in the county of Dorset, England.

It is part of the Dorset Downs.

Looking east across the site

Ringmoor

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Iron Age/Romano-British farming settlement in Dorset, England.

Iron Age/Romano-British farming settlement in Dorset, England.

Looking east across the site
Painting of Ringmoor Cottages
Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages – gable wall in 2020

It is between the villages of Okeford Fitzpaine and Turnworth, and lies on east-facing slopes of Bell Hill, on the Dorset Downs.