Dragon Hill

#452 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Archaeological site, View point

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Dragon Hill is a small hillock immediately below the Uffington White Horse on the border of the civil parishes of Uffington and Woolstone in the English county of Oxfordshire. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire. ()

Elevation: 456 ftCoordinates: 51°34'48"N, 1°34'3"W

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EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Dragon Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Uffington White Horse, Wayland's Smithy, Uffington Castle, Cotswold-Severn Group.

~1640 ftS
Famous hill figure and castle remains
Uffington White Horse
8 min walk • Carved into the rolling chalk hills of Oxfordshire, the Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric enigma that captivates the imagination of visitors and historians alike. This ancient hill figure, etched into the landscape over 3,000 years ago during the late Bronze Age...
1.5 miSW
Archaeological site, Historic walking areas
Wayland's Smithy
39 min walk • Wayland's Smithy, nestled in the verdant landscape of Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, is a site steeped in ancient history and folklore. This Neolithic long barrow and chamber tomb, dating back to approximately 3,600 BC, is a testament to the architectural acumen...
~1830 ftS
Archaeological site, Forts and castles, Mysterious site
Uffington Castle
9 min walk • Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 32,000 square metres and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch with an entrance in the western end.
1.5 miSW
Memorial
Cotswold-Severn Group, Shrivenham
39 min walk • The Cotswold-Severn Group are a series of long barrows erected in an area of western Britain during the Early Neolithic. Around 200 known examples of long barrows are known from the Cotswold-Severn region, although an unknown number of others were likely destroyed prior to being recorded.
0.8 miW
Forts and castles
Hardwell Castle
22 min walk • Hardwell Castle or Hardwell Camp is an Iron Age valley fort in the civil parish of Compton Beauchamp in Oxfordshire.
~1870 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Berkshire Downs
10 min walk • The Berkshire Downs are a range of chalk downland hills in southern England, part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Berkshire Downs are wholly within the traditional county of Berkshire, although split between the current ceremonial counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire.