Stonebarrow Hill is a hill, east of

Charmouth Charmouth is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England. The village is situated on the mouth of the River Char, around north-east of Lyme Regis. Dorset County Council estimated that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 1,31 ...

, near the

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

coast in southern

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. It has a height of and forms the west-southwestern spur of Chardown Hill. Stonebarrow and the surrounding area is notable for its landslides. The hill is often a starting point for walks around the

Golden Cap Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. At , it is arguably the highest point near the south coast of Great Britain (although the highest point is set back some fr ...

estate. There is a National Trust Centre at Stonebarrow Hill and also a permanent

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...

course established by Wimborne Orienteers in conjunction with the Trust.''Stonebarrow Hill, Charmouth, Dorset - Permanent Orienteering Course''
retrieved 12 Feb 2016.

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Landslide at Stonebarrow Hill, Dorset
British Geological Survey Hills of Dorset {{dorset-geo-stub

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