Waddon Hill

Waddon Hill
Waddon Hill Viewed from Waddon Way, near its junction with Yellow Lane
Highest point
Elevation207 m (679 ft)[1]
Prominence35 m (115 ft)[1]
Parent peakLewesdon Hill[1]
Geography
Map
LocationMarshwood Vale, Dorset
OS gridST448015
Topo mapOS Explorer 193

Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English meaning wheat hill.

The Wessex Ridgeway passes to the north of the hill summit and Roman fort. The B3162 road passes close to the western end of the hill. Lewesdon Hill is about 0.6 miles (1 km) to the west.

There is no public right of way on the summit of Waddon Hill, although the hill was frequently walked by locals for centuries, until a change of ownership in the 21st century.

  1. ^ a b c Summit Listings by Relative Height by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 27 Mar 2013.