Herefordshire Beacon

Herefordshire Beacon
Herefordshire Beacon
Highest point
Elevation338 m (1,109 ft)[1]
Geography
Herefordshire Beacon is located in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Beacon
Herefordshire Beacon
Topo mapOS Landranger 150
Geology
Rock agePre-Cambrian
Mountain type(s)Igneous, Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

The Herefordshire Beacon is one of the highest peaks of the Malvern Hills. It is surrounded by a British Iron Age hill fort earthwork known as British Camp. The fort subsequently had a ringwork and bailey castle built inside its boundary and there is evidence of 120 huts in the area. British Camp has been a scheduled monument since 1923.

On the eastern slope of Herefordshire Beacon, there is a disused reservoir, British Camp Reservoir, which holds approximately 213,000 cubic metres (7,500,000 cu ft) of water.

  1. ^ "Herefordshire Beacon/". Peakery. Retrieved 9 August 2015.