and 1 June 1845 for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain. Dorothy and William Wordsworth In 1795–7 Dorothy and William Wordsworth lived at Racedown House—a property of the Pinney family—to the west of Pilsdon Pen. They walked in the area for about two hours every day, and the nearby hills—including Pilsdon Pen—consoled Dorothy as she pined for the fells of her native Lakeland. She wrote, "We have hills which, seen from a distance almost take the character of mountains, some cultivated nearly to their summits, others in their wild state covered with furze and broom. These delight me the most as they remind me of our native wilds." See also Lewesdon Hill Notes Bibliography Gelling, P. S. 1977: Excavations on Pilsdon Pen, Dorset, 1964-71. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 43, 263-286. Publications of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society - Excavations at Pilsdon Pen, P.S.Gelling, 86 102; 87 90; 88 106-107; 89 123-125; 90 166-167; 91 177-178; 92 126-127; 93 133-134 Publications of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society - Excavations at Pilsdon Pen Hillfort, 1982, D.W.R.Thackray, 104 178-179 External links The Dorset Page The modern antiquarian National Trust Annual Archaeological Review 1999-2000 Photos from Geograph The NT sign at the start of the path (Feb 2008) Stile inscribed with Wordsworth quote The history of the Screaming Skull and Pinney Family Hill forts in Dorset Hills of Dorset National Trust properties in Dorset