Brimsdown Hill
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Brimsdown Hill is a 193.7 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
, notified in 1951. It is situated within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, notified in 1951. It is situated within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
The Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers of Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It is the sixth largest AONB in the country....
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 8 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)