Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in Hampshire, England. The highest point of the hill lies within Fort Southwick at 131 m above sea level. The ridge offers good views to the south over Portsmouth,
Southward slope of Portsdown Hill
The cliffs of Paulsgrove Chalk Pit are a familiar site in Portsmouth
Fort Purbrook, Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth
Part of the defences of Fort Nelson
Southwick House is a Grade II listed 19th-century manor house of the Southwick Estate in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles north of Portsmouth. It is home to the Defence School of Policing and Guardin
Portsdown Hill
…is formed from an inlier of chalk which has been brought to the surface by an east–west upfold of the local strata known as the Portsdown Anticline. Southwick House is close by the north side of the hill, the HQ for U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower during the D-Day invasions; the generals prayed together before…
Southwick House showing the colonnade