Name:Ball Hill
Hill number:18003
Height:251m / 823ft
Parent (Ma):2896  Lewesdon Hill
County/UA:Dorset
Topographical area:ES05 Staple-lewesdon
SMC/RHB section:41: South Central England
Catchment:Avon & Stour, Catchment Boundaries, Piddle & Frome
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:ST 72128 03474
Summit feature:no feature: pasture
Drop:74m
Col:177m  ST728031  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 194
(1:25k) 117E
Observations:flat summit area
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 29 users)ByDate of Ascent
From folly farm. Verymuddy track.cjo24/07/2023
Climbed whilst in the area, parked at Folly Farm. Good track to summit area; HP could be anywhere.Minto05/07/2023
From Folly Farm after Lyscombe Hill. We met the farmer and his wife, and dogs on the RoW - very friendly but we decided to be prudent and walk to Watcombe Wood, a place they liked very much. We returned and bagged the undistinguished HP about 10 mins after meeting them. With Pete.pwheeler04/06/2023
From Folly farm after visit to Lyscombe hill first, up BW, through two gates and a 3rd led into HP field.PeterD04/05/2023
Solo(comma) run(comma) on way to mum and dads for Christmas Fidget24/12/2022
After Lyscombe. Steep descent and renascent to similar empty parched field vacated by cattle. Just one more climb up to Giants Head Campsite 54km day 5 topsfasgadh01/09/2022
ROW from Folly, then through open gate into summit field.PGCE29/01/2021
From the recommended Giant's Head campsite om the Wessex Ridgeway. Summit indistinct in domed grassy field with hazy downland views on a warm breezy day.Denise 19/09/2020
Levelish cow pasture with easy access from bridleway via open field gate at SE corner of summit field. Slight rise at hedge line to E very similar height.RichardM19/09/2020
Easy parking in a layby at Folly. ROW up to flattish pasture top. Then back down ROW & over to Lyscombe Hill.fosal2922/11/2019
06.45 up track from SE Colin thin must with trees shedding dew like rain.vegibagger26/08/2019
Pleasant cicuit of 3 tumps: Watts, Bookham and Ball Hills. This one just N of the Wessex Ridgeway, in a pasture.jonglew11/10/2015
From S, easy parking. Pasture near path. A lot of muck spreading traffic todayRHW04/10/2015
Cattle pastureAdrian23/08/2015
2/2 climbed after Lyscombe hill not far climb reallyFergalh20/08/2015
Bagged with Alex and Smudge after Lyscombe Hill.Dugswell227/03/2015
From Dugswell's chariot tethered N of Folly cottage. HP probably in western field.Smudge27/03/2015
Parked at Folly and climbed with Lyscombe Hill. I turned right off the track on the top of the hill. I took the summit to be a small rise at ST72130 03471. I visited other rises but this looked the highest but it was difficult to tell in the low angled sunlight at the end of the day. There must have been a pheasant shoot close by as the guns were non stop and very close.isabelle31/01/2014
With: pr sj; Simon & I came over from Somerset and met Pete and walked near Cern Abbas finishing in Piddletrenthide. Date is approximate.Ian Baines17/02/1980
From east at FollyMark Simsblank
Mark Jackson13/04/2024
Martin R07/09/2023
Swindon Bagger14/02/2020
carole engel22/02/2018
stevent080915/10/2017
Colin Crawford22/07/2017
Felltrekker28/05/2016
Alex C27/03/2015
David Purchase10/10/1999