Listing Tump (hill) OS grid SY611876 Elevation 242 m Parent peak Lewesdon Hill | Location Dorset, England Topo map OS Landranger 194 Prominence 78 m Parent range Purbeck Hills | |
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Similar Chaldon Hill, Hambury Tout, Eggardon Hill, Pen Hill, Lewesdon Hill | ||
Black Down is a hill on the South Dorset Ridgeway about 2 kilometres north-northeast of the village of Portesham in the county of Dorset, England and around 5 kilometres from the coast.
Map of Black Down, Dorchester, UK
The treeless summit of Black Down is a popular viewing point, crowned by the 72 foot high Hardy Monument built in 1844 in memory of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy who was Admiral Nelson's Flag Captain at the Battle of Trafalgar.
From the top there are views of the Fleet and Chesil Beach as well as the South Dorset Downs. On a fine day The Needles may be visible, some 50 miles away.
The site is owned by the National Trust.
References
Black Down, Dorset Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA