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William’s Hill 132m (433ft)

Summit Feature: Track junction. Note: alternative summit at TQ 69806 68461 in clearing N of track.
Classification: P30 Tump.
OS Grid Ref: TQ700684 (10 figure Grid Ref: TQ7003968475).
UK Area: 42 - South-East England & the Isle of Wight (OS Maps 1:50k 177,178. 1:25k 148,163.)
Latitude: 51.38984, Longitude: 0.44253, Height: 132 metres (433 feet)
Prominence: 39 metres (128 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0132.- (DoBIH Hill ID: 18536)

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  • '0132.-' TQ700684 William’s Hill (132m, p39)

Member's Comments on William’s Hill...

  • Chris Pearson says...
  • FP from the north down fields crossing the M20 then alongside the HS1 Eurostar railway. Impressive woosh as a couple of trains hurtled past in a blur, just a fence away. Tried to rush to beat encroaching darkness, not easy with a cold. Went along the summit ridge over the relocated top to visit the surprisingly large and grand mausoleum – built by the Earls of Darnley when their traditional Westminster Abbey vault became full. the 3rd Earl, specified a square stone building with a 'prominent pyramid' surrounded by a dry moat - cost of £9,000 (well over £1 million in today’s prices). For reasons that remain unclear, possibly involving a dispute with the Bishop of Rochester, it was never consecrated, so was never used for burial.The mausoleum increasingly became the target of vandals, whose attacks climaxed on 5 November 1980 when a tremendous blaze in the crypt brought down the floor of the chapel, damaged and blackened much of the interior and destroyed the elegant outer staircase. £5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund was obtained for renovation and now cared for (fenced off) by NT
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William’s Hill has been climbed by...

Adrian Andrew Brown Areluctant-triggeR bramley Chris Pearson Dugswell2 jonglew ngthack oakesave PeterD PGCE rhw stevent0809

 

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