Leith Hill
| Leith Hill | ||
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| height | 294 m ASL | |
| location | Surrey , England , UK | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 10 '33 " N , 0 ° 22' 11" W | |
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Leith Hill southwest of Dorking in Surrey is the highest point of the Greensand Ridge with 294 m and after Walbury Hill the second highest point in south-east England.
On the mountain, Aethelwulf von Wessex , the father of Alfred the Great , is said to have defeated the Danes in 851 when they were on their raid from Canterbury and London to Winchester .
Leith Hill Tower
On Leith Hill stands the tower built by Richard Hull from 1765–1766 as Prospect House and known today as Leith Hill Tower. The tower is 19.5 m high and has 2 rooms. The tower was renovated by the National Trust in 1984 .
Leith Hill House
Not far from Leith Hill is the Leith Hill House , where the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams grew up.
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