Seven Wells Hill

Seven Wells Hill is a prominent hill in the Cotswolds hill range in the counties of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. At 319 metres (1,047 ft),[1] is the second highest point in Gloucestershire.[1]

Seven Wells Hill
Broadway Tower in 2006
Highest point
Elevation319 m (1,047 ft)[1]
Prominence121 m (397 ft)[1]
Parent peakCleeve Hill[1]
ListingHuMP, Tump
Coordinates52°00′43″N 1°50′03″W
Geography
Seven Wells Hill
Seven Wells Hill in Gloucestershire
LocationGloucestershire and Worcestershire, England
Parent rangeCotswolds
OS gridSP115348
Topo mapOS Landranger 150 OS Explorer OL45N

Location

Seven Wells Hill is the highest point on a north-south ridge and rises about 3 kilometres south-southeast of the village of Broadway and about 2 kilometres east-northeast of the hamlet of Snowshill. The summit is flanked by woods to the north and west, but is open to the east and south. There are good views from the more open northern part of the ridge, which is called Broadway Hill. To the west the ground slopes steeply downhill through wooded hillsides, while to the east it descends much more gently across open arable country.[2]

The county boundary between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire roughly follows the ridgeline, passing just to the west of the summit by around 100 metres.[2]

The actual summit is at the base of a wall on the south side.[1]

Broadway Tower

There is a prominent folly called Broadway Tower on the ridgeline about 1200 metres north of the summit of Seven Wells Hill.[2]

See also

References

  1. Seven Wells Hill at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 27 Dec 2016.
  2. OS Landranger 1:50,000 series, Map No. 150 and Explorer 1:25,000 series, No. OL45N
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