Win Green Down at in south-western
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
, England is a
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
,
notified in 1971.
Its summit, Win Green, is at grid reference ST924205 and is the highest point of
Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase () is an area of central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. It is part of the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The area is dominated by, ...
at . There are extensive views, with Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, Salisbury, Glastonbury Tor, the Mendips, the Quantocks and
Milk Hill all visible in clear conditions. It is classed as a
Marilyn, and is a landmark due to the clump of trees on the high point. The
parent peak
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
is
Long Knoll.
References
English Nature citation sheet for the site(accessed 8 August 2006)
* http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/hill.php?id=14024
* Mapping: OS Explorer 118 (1:25 000), OS Landranger 184 (1:50 000)
External links
English Nature website(SSSI information)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1971
Hills of Wiltshire
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