Hergest Ridge

Hergest Ridge
The summit
Highest point
Elevation426 m (1,398 ft)
Prominence158 m (518 ft)
Parent peakGwaunceste Hill
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates52°11′56″N 3°05′34″W / 52.19896°N 3.09291°W / 52.19896; -3.09291
Geography
Hergest Ridge is located in Herefordshire
Hergest Ridge
Hergest Ridge
Hergest Ridge on Herefordshire/Powys Border
LocationHerefordshire / Powys, UK
OS gridSO254562
Topo mapOS Landranger 148
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys. Its highest point, which is in England, is 426 metres (1,398 ft) high. It has a topographic prominence of 157.6 metres (517 ft) and thus is listed as a Marilyn.[1]

"Hergest" is pronounced to rhyme with 'hardest' with a hard "g" (as in "garden").[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Hergest Ridge". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Hill Bagging. Retrieved 10 July 2023.