Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons

Coordinates: 51°12′25″N 0°43′30″W / 51.207°N 0.725°W / 51.207; -0.725

Crooksbury Common

Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons lie to the south of the Hog's Back which runs between Farnham and Guildford in Surrey, England. The commons are sites of special scientific interest (SSSI)^[1] and are managed by English Nature. Both commons lie on greensand and are covered with heathland.

Crooksbury Common

Crooksbury hill at 162 metres (531 ft), is the highest point on Crooksbury Common. Atop the hill lies a triangulation point with views over the valley towards Hindhead and Gibbet Hill. It was mentioned in a Sherlock Holmes short story, "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist", in which Holmes is called upon to solve a singularly interesting case involving Miss Violet Smith.

The name Crooksbury is of Celtic origin. The fragments 'cruc' or 'crug' refer to burial mounds usually on a hill-top, which may pertain to fact there are earthworks on the flank of Crooksbury hill one of which is called Soldier's Ring.

Puttenham Common

The view from Puttenham Common top car park

Surrey Wildlife trust notes that Puttenham Common is of archaeological interest. There is a hill fort at Hillbury which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, probably dating back to the Iron Age. The site can be found on the highest point of the hill above Cutmill pond.^[2]

References

1. ^ Guildford Borough
2. ^ Surrey Wildlife trust - Puttenham Common

External links

• English Nature
• Map and photo of Crooksbury Common

• Puttenham Common (Surrey Wildlife Trust)
• Puttenham Common: Visitor Guide and Self-guided Trails (Surrey Wildlife Trust)

This Surrey location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e