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Our Flying Sites
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Here is some information about some of our favourite flying sites. |
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Bell Hill |
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| Bulbarrow Hill is a 274 metre (900 feet) hill near Ibberton, five miles west of Blandford Forum and ten miles (16 km) north of Dorchester . The chalk hill is part of the scarp of Dorset Downs, which form the western end of the Southern England Chalk Formation. The hill overlooks the Blackmore Vale, and offers views of Dorset, Somerset , Wiltshire and Devon . Another feature of the hill is Rawlsbury Camp, a five acre Iron Age hill fort. Little remains of the camp except the twin embankments and intermediate ditch which surrounded it. The hill gets its name from the several barrows, or burial mounds, that adorn the hill. Additionally, a medieval track way crosses the ridge. |
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| Weymouth White Horse |
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| The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure sculpted in 1808 into the limestone Osmington hill just north of Weymouth which is part of the South Dorset Downs, within the parish of Osmington. The figure is of King George III, who regularly visited Weymouth , and can be seen for miles around. It is 280 feet long and 323 feet high in size and is best viewed from the A353. |
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| Kimmeridge |
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| Kimmeridge village stands on Jurassic shale cliffs. This is an area which is very rich in fossils; so much so they can be found whilst walking along the beach. It is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site which stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset, a distance of 95 miles and boasts rock formations such as Lulworth Cove, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door dating back 180 million years. |
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