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Duncliffe Hill
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At 210 metres, Duncliffe Hill is one of the highest hills in the Blackmore Vale region in the county of Dorset, England.
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Description
[edit]Duncliffe Hill rises from the surrounding lowland about 2 miles west of Shaftesbury in the Blackmore Vale and is visible miles away in Wiltshire and Somerset.[2] It is a gently conical hill with a double summit.[3] The slopes are covered by Duncliffe Wood on three sides, but are open to the north. The woods are managed by the Woodland Trust.[3] There are several trails through the woods, some leading to the summit where there is a trig point. The wood is a bird reserve. The A30 main road passes by the foot of the hill to the north.[4]
Geology
[edit]The geology of the hill is heavy Kimmeridge Clay, capped with a 5 to 6-metre thickness of Upper Greensand, a type of sandstone.[3] The greensand has weathered to buff, shelly, glauconitic, fine-grained sand and weakly cemented sandstone. The hill is ringed by extensive Upper Greensand landslips, which earlier led geologists to assign a greater thickness of greensand to the hill.[5] Many springs issue from the base of the greensand, particularly on the north side of the hill.[5]
Archaeology
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Summit Listings by Relative Height by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 27 Mar 2013.
- ^ The Blackmore Vale at www.westcountrygenealogy.com. Accessed on 28 Mar 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Duncliffe Wood Management Plan 2017-2022" (PDF). The Woodland Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series, No. 183.
- ^ a b C R Bristow, C M Barton, E C Freshney, C J Wood, D J Evans, B M Cox, H C Ivimey-Cook and R T Taylor (1995). "Geology of the country around Shaftesbury. Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheet 313 (England and Wales)". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Martin Henig & Laurence Keen, 1985, "Figurines from Duncliffe Hill, Motcombe, Dorset", Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, vol. 106, pp. 147-148.
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