This is the highest viewpoint in the Chilterns. The monument stands at 257m above sea level. From here you have an extensive view over the Vale of Aylesbury. On a clear day you can see Didcot in the West and the fine wooded hills to the east of Wendover.
The monument was erected in 1904 in memory of Buckinghamshire men who died in the Boer war.
Coombe Hill is not the highest point in the Chilterns. The monument itself stands a little below the 260m summit of the hill, but the highest point in the Chilterns (267m) is hidden in Wendover woods.