At 255 metres (837 ft), Sidown Hill is the third highest hill in the county of Hampshire, England.
| Sidown Hill | |
|---|---|
 View from Watership Down across to the wooded Sidown Hill, just beyond Beacon Hill. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 34 m (112 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Walbury Hill[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°18′52″N 1°21′41″W / 51.3144°N 1.36143°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Highclere, Hampshire, England |
| Parent range | North Hampshire Downs |
| OS grid | SU444573 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger |
At the summit is a mid-18th century Grade II listed building known as Heaven's Gate which is hidden by the trees covering the top of the hill.[2]
The hill is on the watershed of the Hampshire Basin and forms part of the Hampshire Downs. [3] To the east is Beacon Hill (261 metres (856 ft)).
On 5 May 1945 a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress of 326th Bombardment Squadron crashed on Sidown Hill with the loss of six of its crew of seven.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Summit Listings by Relative Height by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 2 Apr 2013.
- ^ Heaven's Gate, Highclere at www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Accessed on 2 Apr 2013.
- ^ Varley, Telford (1922). Hampshire, Cambridge County Geographies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2013 paperback edition, pp. 24/25. ISBN 978-1-107-62028-5.
- ^ "Downton Abbey: The sole survivor of a stately home air disaster". BBC News. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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