Pinnacle Hill
View from Pinnacle Hill
Highest point
Elevation358 m (1,175 ft)
Coordinates52°04′36″N 2°20′24″W / 52.0766°N 2.3400°W / 52.0766; -2.3400
Geography
LocationMalvern Hills, England
Topo mapOS Landranger 150
Geology
Age of rockPre-Cambrian
Mountain typeIgneous, Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Pinnacle Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills in England, running about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies between Jubilee Hill and Black Hill and has an elevation of 357 metres (1,171 ft).[1] It is the site of two possible Bronze Age round barrows.[2]

Tumuli on Pinnacle Hill

References

  1. ↑ "Identification of key views to and from the Malvern Hills:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty A Report prepared by Cooper Partnership" (PDF). malvernhillsaonb.org.uk. The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership. March 2009. p. Appendix Table L2: Assessment of Views from and within Malvern Hills AONB. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "MONUMENT NO. 113797". English Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

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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