At 255 metres (837 ft), Sidown Hill is the third highest hill in the county of Hampshire, England.
Sidown Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 266 m (873 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 34 m (112 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Walbury Hill[1] |
Coordinates | 51.3144°N 1.36143°W / 51.3144; -1.36143 |
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]
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