Roundton Hill

Roundton Hill
Roundton Hill
Roundton Hill viewed from the northeast
Location Church Stoke, Powys
Coordinates 52°32′53″N 3°02′34″W / 52.54806°N 3.04278°W / 52.54806; -3.04278Coordinates: 52°32′53″N 3°02′34″W / 52.54806°N 3.04278°W / 52.54806; -3.04278
Operated by Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
Status SSSI
Website www.montwt.co.uk/hill.html

Roundton Hill is a rounded, steep sided, 1,210 feet (370 m) hill,[1] volcanic in origin,[1] in the easternmost part of old Montgomeryshire, Wales, which juts into the English border near Church Stoke.[2] It is managed as a nature reserve by the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust,[3] who acquired it in 1985.[1]

Archaeology

There was once an Iron Age hillfort here.[3] The vantage point offers views across the surrounding countryside, with views of Corndon Hill to the north, as well as the Cambrian Mountains to the west. Lead and Barytes mines run into the hill,[3] and are today used as a roost by Horseshoe and Daubenton's bats.[3] Having avoided the plough, the hill's steep rocky slopes still support plants such as the mountain pansy, which has long since disappeared from most of the hills in mid-Wales. The reserve was made a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1986.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Roundton Hill". Mid-Wales Tourism. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "BBC - Breathing Places Event Finder - Roundton Hill - Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Roundton Hill". Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

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