Brimsdown Hill

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Brimsdown Hill (grid reference ST821391 ) 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.j,

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Coordinates: 51°08′56″N2°14′58″W / 51.148986°N 2.249365°W / 51.148986; -2.249365


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