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Lyscombe Hill
Lyscombe Bottom near Higher Melcombe 1 - geograph.org.uk - 466403.jpg
View from Lyscombe Hill (at ~240m) looking south-east over Lyscombe Bottom.
Highest point
Elevation 262 m (860 ft)
Prominence 100 m (330 ft)
Parent peak Telegraph Hill
Listing HuMP
Geography
Location Dorset, England
Parent range Dorset Downs
OS grid ST738029
Topo map OS Landranger No. 194
Explorer No. 117E

Lyscombe Hill (262 metres, 860 feet high) is a hill near Melcombe Bingham about 14 kilometres north-northeast of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. It is part of the Dorset Downs and is listed as a so-called HuMP.

There is evidence of ancient settlement in the area, including tumuli, dykes and an Iron Age hillfort, known as Nettlecombe Tout (258 m), near the summit at , and at the end of the hill spur of the same name.

Nearby on the summit ridge of the Dorset Downs are Ball Hill to the west and the Dorsetshire Gap to the east.

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