Blackdown (Hardy Monument)

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Blackdown (Hardy Monument) is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset. It lies within Dorset National Landscape National Landscape. Nearby SSSIs include Pitcombe Down, Chesil & The Fleet and Haydon and Askerswell Downs. Upwey Station is about 7 km away to the south-east.

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