Fonthill Grottoes

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Fonthill Grottoes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, covering 0.01 km². The county has 119 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

Gutch Common and Tytherington Down are among the SSSIs within 7.1 km. For arrivals by rail, Tisbury Station is about 2.6 km to the south.

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