Babylon Hill

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} [[File:The north slope of Babylon Hill, on the A30 (geograph 4830745).jpg|thumb|The north slope of Babylon Hill, on the A30]] '''Babylon Hill''' ({{gbmapping|ST583162}}) in [[Dorset]] is a 2.2 [[hectare]] [[geological Site of Special Scientific Interest]] designated in 1977.<ref>[http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002345.pdf English Nature citation sheet for the site] (accessed 29 August 2006)</ref>

It was also the site of a minor skirmish, the [[Battle of Babylon Hill]], during the [[English Civil War]], which resulted in the [[Earl of Bedford]]'s [[Roundheads]] forcing back Sir [[Ralph Hopton]]'s [[Cavaliers]] to [[Sherborne]].<ref name="bush">{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|authorlink=Robin Bush (historian)|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|pages=243–246}}</ref>

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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset]] [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1977]]

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