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]

There was once an Iron Age hillfort here.[3] The vantage point offers views across the surrounding countryside. Lead and barite 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]

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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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