Hengistbury Head
![view looking down from a hill onto a sandy shoreline](/Images/godic/202501/17/Hengistbury_Head5327.JPG")
![Hengistbury Head as shown in Isaac Taylor's Map of Hampshire, 1759. After the counties were redesignated in 1974, the site has been considered part of Dorset. The isolated building near the centre of the image (labelled](/Images/godic/202501/17/--PD-self--File-Map_of_Hengistbury_Head_by_Isaac_Taylor_17595327.jpg")
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![Old Ironstone Quarry, Hengistbury Head](/Images/godic/202501/17/Old_Ironstone_Quarry,_Hengistbury_Head_-_geograph.org.uk_-_14448295328.jpg")
Hengistbury Head /ˈhɛŋɡəstbri/ is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford in the English county of Dorset. It is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled as an Ancient Monument. Declared a Local Nature Reserve in 1990, the head and its surroundings form part of the Christchurch Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is also a Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, an Environmentally Sensitive Area and a Site of Nature Conservation Interest. The name "Hengistbury Head" refers to the immediate area; the elevated portion is called Warren Hill.