Midsummer Hill
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Midsummer Hill
| Midsummer Hill | |
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 Midsummer Hill from Ragged Stone Hill |
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| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
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| Location | Malvern Hills, England |
| OS grid | SO760375 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 150 |
Midsummer Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies to the south of Herefordshire Beacon with views to Eastnor Castle.[1] It has an elevation of 284 metres (932 ft).
It is the site of an Iron Age hill fort which spans Midsummer Hill and Hollybush Hill. The hillfort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is owned by Natural England. It can be accessed via a footpath which leads south from the car park at British Camp on the A449 or a footpath which heads north from the car park in Hollybush on the A438.[2]
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The hillfort is very unusual in that the ramparts enclose two hills and the intervening valley. Bowden speculates that the spring within the valley "enhance[s] the position of the hillfort as a site of symbolic value".[3]
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The rampart and ditch were built around 390 BC and it is thought that the settlement was occupied by 1500 people until it was destroyed by fire in AD 48.[2]
Midsummer Hill in cultural life
In The Ley Hunter's Companion Paul Devereux theorised that a 10 mile alignment he called the "Malvern Ley" passed through St Ann's Well, the Wyche Cutting, a section of the Shire Ditch, Midsummer Hill, Whiteleaved Oak, Redmarley D'Abitot and Pauntley.[4]
References
- ^ Smart, Mike (2009). Malvern Hills. Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 19. ISBN 0-7112-2915-5.
- ^ a b Children, George; Nash, George (1994). Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire. Logaston Press. ISBN 1-873827-09-1.
- ^ Bowden, Mark; Field, David; Winton, Helen (2005). The Malvern Hills: an ancient landscape. English Heritage. ISBN 1-873592-82-5.
- ^ Devereaux, Paul; Thomson, Ian (1979). The ley hunter's companion: aligned ancient sites : a new study with field guide and maps. Thames and Hudson. p. 154. ISBN 0-500-01208-3.
Further reading
- Bowden, Mark; Field, David; Winton, Helen (2005). The Malvern Hills: an ancient landscape. English Heritage. ISBN 1-873592-82-5.
- Children, George; Nash, George (1994). Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire. Logaston Press. ISBN 1-873827-09-1.
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Coordinates: 52°02′07″N 2°21′02″W / 52.0353°N 2.3505°W
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