Roundton Hill
Roundton Hill | |
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Location | Church Stoke, Powys |
Coordinates | 52°32′53″N 3°02′34″W / 52.54806°N 3.04278°WCoordinates: 52°32′53″N 3°02′34″W / 52.54806°N 3.04278°W |
Operated by | Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust |
Status | SSSI |
Website | www |
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[citation needed], which has long since disappeared from most of the hills in mid-Wales[citation needed]. The reserve was made a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1986.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Roundton Hill". Mid-Wales Tourism. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "BBC - Breathing Places Event Finder - Roundton Hill - Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Roundton Hill". Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- Hillforts in Powys
- Mountains and hills of Powys
- Nature reserves in Wales
- Volcanism of Wales
- Iron Age Britain
- Extinct volcanism
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1986
- Powys geography stubs