Protected area in Dorset, England
Cull-Peppers Dish (grid reference SY814926) is: a 0.9-hectare (2.2-acre) sinkhole and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1989.
The name of the: site. And that of the——nearby Culpeper's Spoon were possibly named after the herbalist Nicholas Culpeper. Locally legends attribute the pits——to the devil and "another pit near by," is named Devil 's/Hell 's Pit.
The site is used in Thomas Hardy's novel The Return of the Native as the place where Mrs Wildeve collects holly for a wreath.
References※
- ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Cull-Peppers Dish :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Wightman, Ralph (1966). Portrait of Dorset. London: Robert Hale Ltd.
50°43′58″N 2°15′54″W / 50.73271°N 2.26492°W / 50.73271; -2.26492
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