ABBOTSBURY

Ferny HolePlantation

K n o l l s

Eweleaze

Lady’sWell

JubileeCoppice

Odden’sWood

Furlongs

Seaway Lane

Rodden Row

Wh i t e H i l l

Pin LakeCoppice

Mount Misery

Cowleaze

Thirty Acres

AlderMoor

Broad Copse

Oxclose

LowerGreenDown

MiddleGreenDown

Higher Eweleaze Forty Acres

Brake

Fifty Acres

Barn Ground

Broom Barrow

Red Mead

SheephouseMead

P o r t e s h am H i l l

FiveAcres

HillGround

Wickers Hill

EightAcres

Black DownBarn

Beneke Wood

Hardy Coppice

PorteshamFarm

ROCKETQUARRY

OldPortesham

Bramden Lane

TrenchardsMead

WestElworthFarm

ElworthWithy Bed

Long ParksWithy Bed

ParksWithy Bed

OxlipCoppice

A b b o t s b u r y P l a i n s

Rooted CopseWhite HillPlantation

HigherGreenDown

Higher Green Down

Fourteen and Seven

Park

Coppice

PorteshamWithy Bed

HamptonBarn

Va l l e y of S t o n e s

Blind Lane

Blackdown

Goos e

Hi ll

PORTESHAM

Hanging Co

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ParkMeadow

GorwellFarm

Bramble

Coppice

Close

Hands Lane

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GREY MARE ANDHER COLTS

Bishops Road

Suggested start point: Portesham village lWalk Distance: 10.2km / 6.3 milesFrom the village up to Rocket Quarry, pasthistoric agricultural buildings beforeheading West and a short detour to visitthe Hell Stone, the remains of a Neolithiclong barrow. Continue West along theRidgeway with beautiful far reaching viewsover the coast, past Hampton stone circleand down via a small section of holloway,past Ironstone exposure and through thevillage of Abbotsbury. Note the differencein building stone compared to Portesham.The final stretch back to Porteshamfollows the route of the old railway line,originally built in anticipation of extractingiron ore from the Abbotsbury Ironstone.Facilities: Pubs, cafes and public toilets inAbbotsbury. Pub and café in Portesham.Public Transport:The X53 betweenBridport and Weymouth stops inAbbotsbury and Portesham and runshourly in summer (less frequently October- April). Timetable: www.jurassiccoasterbus.co.uk0333 014 3490 (Mon - Sat 7am - 7pm, Sun7am - 6pm) Further information:www.southdorsetridgeway.org.uk

HELLSTONE

HAMPTON STONECIRCLE

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ST CATHERINE’SCHAPEL

MAP 2Hell Stone

+ Rocket Quarry

SCALE0.25 mile

Denzil’sPlace

LEGENDStone Circle Long Barrow

Parish boundary

Quarryor Pit

Walk route

Public footpath or bridleway

Woodlandor Coppice

Field names The field names on this map are taken from Tithemaps and manuscripts that were producedfollowing the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act. Theserecorded the names of all owners and occupiers ofland in the parish that were liable to tithes - a taxof one tenth of everything they produced.

Round Barrow Limekiln

GRAVELDeposited approximately 42 million years agoCHALKFormed approximately 90 - 100 million years ago UPPER GREENSANDFormed approximately 100 - 113 million years agoGAULT CLAY Formed approximately 113 million years ago PURBECK LIMSTONE Formed approximately 140 - 145 million years ago PORTLAND LIMESTONE Formed approximately 145 - 148 million years agoKIMMERIDGE CLAYFormed approximately 148 - 157 million years ago ABBOTSBURY IRONSTONEFormed approximately 157 million years agoCORALLIAN GROUP includes layers of clay and mudFormed approximately 157 - 163 million years agoOXFORD CLAY Formed approximately 157 - 163 million years ago FOREST MARBLE Formed approximately 165 million years ago

The colours on this map approximately indicate the typeand age of the rock below ground - look out for featuresor changes in the landscape

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ManorDairy

l

CARPARK M

ill Stream

Higher NuckHill

Cross section between HardyMonument at Black Down and RocketQuarry showing the Ridgeway faultline where earth movements havealtered the sequence of rock layers,with older rocks now nearer thesurface.

PORTLAND

LIMESTONE

PURBECK LIMES

TONE

HARDY MONUMENT

CHALK

UPPER GREENSA

NDKIMMER

IDGE CLAY

FAULTLINE

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ARRY

GRAVELBLACK DOWN

BARN

Martinstow

n Hill

L i n t o n H i l l

G o r w e l l G a t e

Coward’sLakeFarm

Abbey Barn

MAP 1: Abbotsbury Castle HillfortFeatures on this walk include: Iron Age hillfort,Bronze Age barrows, holloway, Upper Greensandand Abbotsbury Ironstone exposures and ChesilBeach. Start: Abbotsbury village

MAP 2: Hell Stone + Rocket QuarryFeatures on this walk include: Rocket Quarry,remains of Hell Stone long barrow, Hamptonstone circle, Upper Greensand and AbbotsburyIronstone exposures, holloway.Start: Portesham village

MAP 3: Valley of StonesFeatures on this walk include: Grey Mare and herColts long barrow, Kingston stone circle, Bridevalley, bluebells and butterflies, Celtic fieldsystems and sarsen boulder train.Start: Littlebredy

MAP 4: Black Down + Bronkham HillFeatures on this walk include: Hardy Monument -the highest point of the Ridgeway withspectacular view, heathland, gravel pit, bluebellsand bilberries, Bronze Age barrow cemetery,sinkholes, skylarks, ancient stone slab walling, dryvalley. Start: Black Down car park

MAP 5: Bincombe BumpsFeatures on this walk include: Bronze Age roundbarrows, strip lynchets and butterflies. Much ofthis route is along a traffic free cycle path. Start:Littlemoor library

MAP 6: White Horse HillFeatures on this walk include: Osmington WhiteHorse, barrows, butterflies, strip lynchets, droveroad and historic villages.Start: Either Sutton Poyntz or Osmington

Further information:www.southdorsetridgeway.org.uk

Artwork by Amanda Wallwork© Amanda Wallwork and Dorset AONB

This map and accompanying guide have beenproduced by Dorset based artist Amanda Wallwork.Amanda was commissioned to undertake this work bythe South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape PartnershipScheme. This Scheme is led by the Dorset Area ofOutstanding Natural Beauty (Dorset AONB) and issupported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Arts CouncilEngland has supported the engagement of artists inthis project.

The Dorset AONB is one of a family of protectedlandscapes in the UK, working to conserve andenhance the natural beauty of these speciallandscapes.

Mapping Data:

Ordnance Survey© Crown copyright and database rights 2015Ordnance Survey 100019790.

British Geological SurveyDerived from 1:50,000 scale BGS Digital Data underlicence 2003/102, British Geological Survey © NERC

Reference for geological diagram:Dorset’s Important Geological Sites Group (D.I.G.S.)

WEYMOUTH

DORCHESTER

MAP5

MAP6

MAP4

MAP1

MAP2

MAP3 MAIDEN CASTLE

HILLFORT

Litton Cheneyl

CHALBURY HILLFORT

BLACK DOWN

ABBOTSBURYCASTLE HILLFORT

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B3155

A353

A354

A35

A35A35

l Puncknowle

Long Bredyl

Litt lebredyl

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West Bexington

Abbotsburyl

l Por tesham

Roddenl

Chickerel ll

B3156

Wyke Regisl

Nott ingtonl

Broadwey l

Upweyl

l Bincombe

Prestonl

l Osmington

WinterbourneMonkton

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Mart instownl

Winterbourne Abbasl

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WinterbourneSteepleton

l Sutton Poyntz

This map is one in a series of sixshowing suggested walking routesexploring the remarkablelandscape of the South DorsetRidgeway. These maps andaccompanying Field Guide aim tohelp you better understand thisfascinating ancient landscape.

For further wayfaring informationplease refer to OS map OL15 andwww.southdorsetridgeway.org.uk

MAPS IN THE SERIESMAP 1: Abbotsbury Castle HillfortMAP 2: Hell Stone + Rocket QuarryMAP 3: Valley of StonesMAP 4: Black Down + Bronkham HillMAP 5: Bincombe Bumps

MAP 6: White Horse Hill

MAP 2Hell Stone+ RocketQuarry

South Dorset Ridgewaycircular walk route