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Ancient Precambrian rocks
- The dramatic north-south aligned Malvern Hills, which rise out of the surrounding Severn Vale, are largely formed from ancient Precambrian rocks, some of the oldest rocks in England, which date back some 680 million years.
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"Marilyns" are hills with a relative height of 150 metres, and "Humps" have 100 metres. There are some even in the south east of England. We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.
Worcestershire hills & mountains. Map featuring Worcestershire mountains. Click on pins to view mountain details. The mountain guide has 59 mountains listed in Worcestershire, England. Abberley Hill. Allesborough Hill. Ankerdine Hill. Ashborough Hill. Astley Hill.
The Malvern Hills are some of the oldest and hardest rocks in the country. Find out more of the origins of the hills. See our picture gallery of Gullet Quarry and the rock strata around it.
Worcestershire. Worcestershire (/ ˈwʊstərʃər / ⓘ WUUST-ər-shər, /- ʃɪər / -sheer; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county to the north, Warwickshire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south, and Herefordshire to ...
5 days ago · The historic county of Worcestershire was heavily wooded in early times and consequently is not rich in prehistoric remains. There are, however, great Iron Age earthworks on the Malvern and the Bredon Hills that have been dated to the 2nd–1st centuries bce. A few traces of the area’s Roman occupation have been found in Worcester city.
The Malvern Hills that dominate the surrounding Worcestershire and Herefordshire landscape bear testament to their presence in the area with British Camp, an immense Iron Age hill fort whose 2000 year old ramparts remain clearly visible today.
