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Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons
Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons lie to the south of the Hog's Back which runs between Farnham and Guildford in Surrey, England. The commons are sites of special scientific interest (SSSI)
and are managed by English Nature. Both commons lie on greensand and are covered with heathland.
==Crooksbury Common==
Crooksbury hill at , is the highest point on Crooksbury Common. It is the 21st highest hill in Surrey.〔(Database of British and Irish Hills ) Retrieved 2015-03-06〕 Atop the hill lies a triangulation point with views over the valley towards Hindhead and Gibbet Hill. It was mentioned in a Sherlock Holmes short story, "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist", in which Holmes is called upon to solve a singularly interesting case involving Miss Violet Smith.
The name Crooksbury is of Celtic origin. The fragments 'cruc' or 'crug' refer to burial mounds usually on a hill-top, which may pertain to fact there are earthworks on the flank of Crooksbury hill one of which is called Soldier's Ring.
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