Swyre Head

Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England.

Swyre Head by Kingston should not be confused with another Dorset hill called Swyre Head, at an elevation of 98 metres (322 ft), on the coast, located at grid reference SY799805, to the west of Durdle Door.

The hill commands extensive views, including west past the Isle of Portland to Dartmoor, and east to the Isle of Wight, as well as north across the Purbeck Hills to Poole Harbour and the other Purbeck Marilyn, Nine Barrow Down.

The hill has a trig point marked as 203 metres on Ordnance Survey maps, but a tumulus, now fully grassed over, forms the highest point, 208 metres (682 ft) above sea level.

It was built at the instruction of the Eighteenth century landowner who thought nearby Creech Barrow Hill was higher and therefore had the extra 5m added to ensure his hill claimed the title.