Google Earth Images of Hengistbury HeadHere are a selection of the major features of Hengistbury Head and surrounding area taken by satellite via
Google Earth from varying altitudes.
Google Earth is a wonderful piece of software and its free!
If you do not know, Google Earth provides satellite images of every place on earth.
The resolution varies, but for Hengistbury Head we are lucky and it gives us excellent
images that (in GoogleEarth) can be zoomed in on or overlayed with maps etc.
Google lets you reproduce their Google Earth images as long as you do not charge for them (see their copyright statement)
The quality of the images accessed by clicking on the thumbnail images below, are good, but not as good as those you will get when
using Google Earth itself.
Click on one of the small images below to bring up the full image. Then use the BACK button to return to Hengistbury Head site. |
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 Southern end of HH |
 A general view of Hengistbury Head |
 Mudeford Sandspit |
 Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour |
 Western end of HH. Top center is Mother Sillars Channel |
 A closer view of the Long Rocks |
 Holloways Dock today |
 Barn Bight |
 Spot the Double Dykes..Is it me or can I see an underwater trace of them? |
 Clarendons Jetty or the Long Rocks |
 The Noddy train winds its way to the spit |
 The Run |
 Where HH merges into Southbourne |
 Christchurch Harbour and surrounding area |
 Where the Stour and Avon join |
 The Open Cast mine, now a lake and gulley |