Creech Barrow Hill is a steep, conical hill, 193 metres (633 ft)[2] (one source 637 feet[3]) high, near the coast of Dorset, England, and the highest point of the Dorset Heaths.[4][5] It has been described as "one of Dorset's most distinctive landmarks."[3] Geologically, it is also the highest Cenozoic hill in England.[6]
There is a single, round barrow at the summit that gives Creech Barrow Hill its name and, from some angles, the appearance of a double summit.[3] To the southeast is Stone Hill Down long barrow.[7] There is also a trig point on the summit.[2]
The name of the hill means "hill" three times. "Creech" is derived from the Celtic crich = hill and "barrow" from the Saxon for "mound".[8]
The hill is a classic viewpoint that was once the site of King John's hunting lodge.[8]
^ abcProminence from Summit Listings by Relative Height by Mark Jackson, compiled by Jonathan de Ferranti. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ abcThe Purbeck 'volcano' at dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
^Dorset Heaths – Natural Area Profile, by English Nature, Oct 1997, at naturalareas.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
^Natural England's NCA profile gives the highest point of the Dorset Heaths as only 174 m, despite including Creech Barrow Hill within the boundary of the NCA.
^NCA 135: Dorset Heaths – Key Facts & Data at naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
^Creech Barrow at themodernantiquarian.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
^ abEast Creech at dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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