Midsummer Hill

 ( Marilyns Of England ) 

Midsummer Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies to the south of Herefordshire Beacon with views to Eastnor Castle.

It has an elevation of . To the north is Swinyard Hill. It is the site of an Iron Age hill fort which spans Midsummer Hill and Hollybush Hill. The hillfort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is owned by Natural England. It can be accessed via a footpath which leads south from the car park at British Camp on the A449 or a footpath which heads north from the car park in Hollybush on the A438.

(1994). 9781873827093, Logaston Press. ISBN 9781873827093

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Midsummer Hill Camp The hillfort is very unusual in that the ramparts enclose two hills and the intervening valley. Bowden speculates that the spring within the valley "enhances the position of the hillfort as a site of symbolic value".

(2025). 9781873592823, English Heritage. ISBN 9781873592823

The rampart and ditch were built around 390 BC and it is thought that the settlement was occupied by 1500 people until it was destroyed by fire in AD 48.

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Midsummer Hill in cultural life

In The Ley Hunter's Companion Paul Devereux theorised that a 10-mile alignment he called the "Malvern Ley" passed through St Ann's Well, the Wyche Cutting, a section of the Shire Ditch, Midsummer Hill, Whiteleaved Oak, Redmarley D'Abitot and Pauntley.

(1979). 9780500012086, Thames and Hudson. ISBN 9780500012086

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Further reading

• (2025). 9781873592823, English Heritage. ISBN 9781873592823
• (1994). 9781873827093, Logaston Press. ISBN 9781873827093

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External links

• Midsummer Hill Camp Monument Detail
• Aerial view of Midsummer Hill

Categories: Marilyns Of England, Hills Of Worcestershire, Malvern Hills, Hill Forts In Herefordshire, Former Populated Places In Herefordshire

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