Talk:Leith Hill
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"Mr Eveleyn of nearby Wotten Hall" should this be "Mr Evelyn of nearby Wotton Hall. There were famous Evelyns in the nearby village of Wotton. Stamford spiney 12:32, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Climbing to Leith Hill Tower 27th October 2006
The tower was a sight to behold, especally after that long climb. Hidden by the trees at first, it slowly emerged into view and I could see I was at the top of the hill.
The time was about 4:30pm, and the tower closed at 5pm. ut after getting all this way, I wasn't going to just leave, so I bought a ticket and made my way up the tower along a very narrow and dark stone staircase. Along all the walls countless carvings and scraches had been made in the stonework, each reveling a past visistor to the hill. The oldest one I could find was from 1969, although I dare say there are much older ones there. And yes, the temptation was too great to resist and I added my own, SHADOW, to the collection, inspired by a carving I had seen at Box Hill that read: "DRAGON, 10 V 56".
Half way up the tower I came to a two small rooms. It was basically an information centre, with leaflets and poasters about Leith Hill, the tower and the national trust. The most entertaining things in this room included and light up map of the area and a talking notice board.
Moving on and upwards, it was another dark set of stairs before I reached the top, and emerging from a tiny wooden doorway I steped out onto a landing surrounded by views in every direction. A telescope sat in the far right corner and after wasting 20p on a thirty second use of it, I stopped and just admired the views. It was lovely up their, with a light cold October breeze and the orange sun settting behind a blanket of thick grey colud streaching accross the horision. I could really imagian myselfe living somewhere like this in simpler times. But like all things this dream had to end, and it wasn't long before it was closing time at the tower. As I was the last and only person still up there, I was given the honor, after having a chat with the national trust volonteeire on the ground from the top of tower, to close up and lock all the doors as I made my way down. Think outside the box 14:21, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Height
The height was given as 294m/965ft in the infobox and 295m/968ft in the main article. I have corrected the latter, as 294m is correct according to the OS maps. (NB the older, imperial maps also back this up, giving the height as 965ft). 143.252.80.100 13:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Geographical Error
This article indicates Leith Hill as being he highest point on the North Downs. The North Downs are the range of chalk hills running just north of Guildford, Dorking and Reigate. Leith Hill is sandstone and is part of the Greendsand Ridge which runs parallel to the North Downs some distance south of these towns.
86.133.186.159 22:46, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
- Not sure - there seems to be a tendency to describe the Surrey Hills as being part of the North Downs. Geologically you're probably right, but we'd need to find a reference to change it. –EdC 00:35, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Question concerning the burial Of Richard Hull
In the body of information regarding the tower, it states that Richard Hull was buried upside down because he thought that the world would one day turn "topsy turvy" and that when this happened he would be the right way up. This may of course be right but I cannot help but wonder if the writer was given this mixed up with Peter Labilliere who was buried at nearby Box Hill in this manner. Having studied local history at Dorking Library when I was younger, I had access to some old history books and none of these mentioned the upside down burial. Although it clearly states that Richard Hull was indeed interred in the lower part of the tower. — Sameko (talk)
[edit] Battle of Acleah
There is some debate as to whether Aethelwulf fought the vikings here. Stenton claims it definitely was not here as Ockley was not referred to by this name until several centuries later. The Buckinghmashire village of Oackley is seen by some as a more likely candidate. Altered the wording to add that it is not certain.Robruss24 13:38, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
