View down Townsbrook Valley over towards Burway Hill

The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 10 miles south of the county town Shrewsbury, and has an area of over 2200 hectares (5,436 acres or 8½ square miles). The name Long Mynd means "Long Mountain", and in Welsh is pronounced lɒŋ mɪnd. The eastern edge of the Long Mynd has many steep valleys, though it rises up to a heath land plateau on its western edge. It is one of Englands many Marilyns and it lies between the Stiperstones, and Wenlock Edge. North to south, is approximately 7 miles long, by 3 miles wide. Church Stretton is dominated by the surrounding hills, including the Long Mynd to the west, and Caer Caradoc Hill, and the adjacent hills to the east. Caer Caradoc rises 459 metres (1,506 feet), while the highest point on the Long Mynd is Pole Bank at a height of 516 metres (1693 feet). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 173 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self made: A view of the Long Mynd in Shropshire, looking down Townsbrook Valley towards Burway Hill and Caer Caradoc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 173 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self made: A view of the Long Mynd in Shropshire, looking down Townsbrook Valley towards Burway Hill and Caer Caradoc. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate... The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). ... An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government. ... Shrewsbury (pronounced either or ) is a town of 70,560 inhabitants [1] in Shropshire, England. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Stiperstones is a rugged hill in the county of Shropshire, England which is crowned by a ridge known as the Devils Chair or Manstone Rock. ... Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 4,186 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO453937 Administration District: South Shropshire Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone... Caer Caradoc is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ...

Principal settlements in and around the Long Mynd are the Strettons (Church Stretton, Little Stretton and All Stretton), Pulverbatch, Smethcott, Woolstaston, Myndtown, Wentnor and Ratlinghope. Little Stretton is a small village in Shropshire, England. ... All Stretton is a small village in Shropshire, England. ... Ratlinghope is a small village in Shropshire, England. ...

Geology

A Geological Map of Shropshire

The geology dates back to Precambrian, and during the time would have been 60° south of the equator, the same latitude as the Falkland Islands. Shropshire would have been at the very edge of a large continent near the sea, which was being buckled by tectonic activity, causing Volcanoes to form. The area had broad rivers, evidence of mudflats have been found. The rivers would have flowed out to sea creating large estuaries, over time the mudflats would have built up, and volcanic eruptions deposited ash in layers between the sand and mud. The primary rock of the Long Mynd is sandstone, usually coloured purple or grey. The Volcanoes created the nearby Stretton Hills and the Wrekin and eruptions would have been frequent. There are layers in the rocks of the Long Mynd that have preserved raindrop marks recording a passing rain shower. The raindrop marks were created when rain fell onto a layer of firm dry mud then were then covered by another layer of mud, which filled them in and preserved them for 565 million years, the examples of these fossilised rain prints can be viewed today in the National Trust Tearoom Exhibition, in Carding Mill Valley. The layers of rock built up over the millennia to create an approximately 7000m (22,965ft) thick layer composed of sand, mud, silt, and ash. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 411 × 600 pixels Full resolution (546 × 797 pixel, file size: 194 KB, MIME type: image/png) From: Shropshire Rocks. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 411 × 600 pixels Full resolution (546 × 797 pixel, file size: 194 KB, MIME type: image/png) From: Shropshire Rocks. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Precambrian (Pre-Cambrian) is an informal name for the eons of the geologic timescale that came before the current Phanerozoic eon. ... World map showing the equator in red In tourist areas, the equator is often marked on the sides of roads The equator marked as it crosses Ilhéu das Rolas, in São Tomé and Príncipe. ... Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ... Mudflats are relatively flat, muddy regions found in intertidal areas. ... An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. ... Eruption can refer to: Volcanic eruption The eruption of teeth through the gum Eruption (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Wrekin is a prominent elevation capped by a hill fort almost 8 hectares (80,000 m²) in size, located within in the English county of Shropshire. ... Rock may refer to: Rock, a geologic substance composed of minerals Rock, short for Rock and Roll music Rock, a small offshore islet with minimal soil Rock, a confectionery made and sold in many of the UKs seaside holiday resorts Rock candy, a type of confectionery composed of large... Rain falling Rain on an umbrella Rain is a form of precipitation, as are snow, sleet, hail, and dew. ... A distant Rain Rain is a type of precipitation which forms when separate drops of water fall to the Earths surface from clouds. ... Some dried mud with windblown stones. ... FOSSIL is a standard for allowing serial communication for telecommunications programs under DOS. FOSSIL is an acronym for Fido Opus Seadog Standard Interface Layer. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ...

Towards the end of the Precambrian period, the volcanoes ceased their eruptions, and the rivers had dried up. Instead the forces that created the volcanoes caused the new rocks to lift and fold, creating mountains and valleys in the area. Much of the rock was melted during this period, underneath the earths crust, causing the mountains to continually change towards the latter part of the Precambrian. The Church Stretton Fault line was created during this period a fault line, which is still active today. The hill Caer Caradoc adjacent to the Long Mynd and from the same time is more volcanic in origin, and is thought to be the remnants of the great mountain chain. Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. ...

During the Cambrian Shropshire was flooded by the sea, after the Global Ice Age ended 545 million years ago. Thick layers of beach pebbles and white sand were built up against the sea cliffs that were once molten lava. During the time, the shallow sea, played host to the huge explosion of new life which occurred during the Cambrian. Shropshire has some of the most historically important evidence in the explosion of life and in the naming and dividing of the Cambrian period. Trilobites that are found in the county are internationally important for deciding how the Cambrian is divided into smaller segments of time. The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 ± 1. ... Orders Agnostida Redlichiida Corynexochida Lichida Nektaspida? Phacopida Proetida Asaphida Harpetida Ptychopariida Trilobites are extinct arthropods in the class Trilobita. ...

The Ordovician had Shropshire back to volcanic activity, and saw the county temporarily split in two, along the Pontesford - Linley fault line. Everything west of this line was ocean, while the east was dry land. The Iapetus Ocean was closing bring the two half of Britain towards each other, and volcanic eruptions created the Cumbrian Mountains, and Snowdonia. Shropshire also saw volcanic activity. To the west of the Pontesford - Linley fault, volcanic rocks have been found. The other side of the fault line was quieter. The land was slowly eroded, and the sea gradually flooded it, so that only the tops of hills could be seen, such as the ancient Caer Caradoc. Towards the end of the Ordovician, the sea levels dropped, due to another ice age. The Ordovician period is the second of the six (seven in North America) periods of the Paleozoic era. ... The Iapetus Ocean was an Ocean that existed in the Southern Hemisphere between Scotland, England and Scandinavia between 400 and 600 million years ago. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Tryfans north ridge (seen on the left in this picture) in Snowdonia. ...

The Silurian period, occurring 439 million years ago, has been well preserved nearby, in Wenlock Edge. During the time, Shropshire would have been flooded again by shallow sea. Wenlock Edge would have formed during this time, and the fossils of ancient corals and shellfish can be found all along the Edge, preserved in limestone. Towards the end of the Silurian the Iapetus would have fully closed, and England and Scotland were joined. The closing of this ocean was important to geology in Great Britain. It caused most of our hills and mountains to align along the fault, northeast to the southwest. The Silurian is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Ordovician period, about 443. ... Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. ... A coral reef can be an oasis of marine life. ... Cooked mussels Shellfish is a term used to describe shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...

During the Devonian, the newly formed Scottish Mountains, had rivers flowing all over the land. Shropshire was no exception; these new rivers caused thick deposits in the area. Most of the rocks from this era are red sandstones, caused by iron in the rock. The area was known as the Old Red Sandstone Continent. These river sediments have traces of fossilised fish. Shropshire would have remained above water until the end of the Devonian, when the seas rose once again. Artists illustration of a Devonian scene. ...

The Carboniferous was a time of great change for the area. Shropshire would have been near the equator, and the Old Red Sandstone continent had been eroded away, and the early part of the era, the county was under a shallow sea. However, tectonic activity pushed Britain out of the sea. South of Shropshire this effect was felt greatly, though Shropshire was relatively quiet. Mountains to the north, were being worn down by rivers creating enormous deltas that were colonised by plant life. A tropical forest took hold all over Shropshire, with ancient tree ferns and horsetails. Shropshire eventually crossed the equator during this era, and became a part of Pangaea during the Permian, and the area would have been very similar to the Sahara Desert, and would have been in the vicinity, around 20° to 30° north of the equator. The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... Tree Fern refers to any fern that grows with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level. ... Species Subgenus Equisetum Equisetum arvense - Field or Common Horsetail Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail Equisetum diffusum - Himalayan Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile - Water Horsetail Equisetum palustre - Marsh Horsetail Equisetum pratense - Shade Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum - Wood Horsetail Equisetum telmateia - Great Horsetail Subgenus Hippochaete Equisetum giganteum - Giant Horsetail Equisetum myriochaetum - Mexican Giant Horsetail Equisetum hyemale... For other uses, see Pangaea (disambiguation). ... The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ...

The Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary was very quiet in Shropshire, and very little evidence can be found from these periods. The last Ice Age during the Quaternary has its effect on all of Shropshire, shaping the landscape as we see it today. The Long Mynd would have been under a thick Ice Sheet, several hundred metres thick. As the ice melted it carved out the valleys and hills of the Long Mynd massif we see today. The small rivers, steams and brooks, still very slowly carve the valleys out. The springs and bogs play a part in Church Strettons economy, as the people bottle the mineral water that comes from the Long Mynd. The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 251 ± 0. ... The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199. ... The Cretaceous Period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period (i. ... For other uses, see Tertiary (disambiguation). ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... The Quaternary Period is the geologic time period from the end of the Pliocene Epoch roughly 1. ...

Today the steep and narrow valleys, are covered in a thin layer of soil, with a low ph, only able to support strong grasses, reeds, and heathers. Beneath the soil the evidence of the ancient and chequered past can be seen, and the rocky outcrops and scree slopes, are excellent places to view the different layers of ancient rock. The correct title of this article is . ... Genera See: List of Poaceae genera The true grasses are monocot (class Liliopsida) plants of the family Poaceae (formerly Graminae). ... Reed can refer to: People Alfred Reed, American composer Andre Reed, American football player for the Buffalo Bills Carol Reed, British film director David P. Reed, telecommunications expert, creator of Reeds law Davin Reed, American botanist Donna Reed, American actress Edward James Reed, Victorian era naval architect Evelyn Reed... Heathers is a 1989 black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty, and Christian Slater. ... Outcrop is a geological term referring to the appearance of bedrock exposed at the surface of the Earth. ... Scree or detritic cone is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of crags, mountain cliffs or valley shoulders. ...

History

Bronze Age

The Bronze Age period is by far the most recorded period of time on the Long Mynd. There are dozens of tumuli on the moorland. Some are small, the remains of burial chambers for example. Others are quite large, the remains sites on the Long Mynd, from the Bronze Age, include Dykes and Barrows. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Alternate meanings of barrow: see Barrow-in-Furness for the town of Barrow in Cumbria, England; also Barrow, Alaska in the U.S.; also River Barrow in Ireland. ... Dyke (normal International spelling) or Dike (normal American spelling) can mean several things: A dyke / dike is a long wall built to keep out the sea or enclose land. ... Alternate meanings of barrow: see Barrow_in_Furness for the town of Barrow in Cumbria, England; also Barrow, Alaska in the U.S.; also River Barrow in Ireland. ...

Barristers Plain Cross-Ridge Dyke, runs Southwest to northeast, almost in a straight line for 170m (557ft). It runs across the narrowest area of a ridge between Grindle Hill and Round Hill. The remains of the right is now covered in heather, and is approximately 5½m wide (18ft), and is half a meter high (1½ft). On its western side it is fronted by a 3m (9ft) wide ditch. At both ends of the Cross Ridge Dyke, it fades into the steep hillside. A gap in the dyke, 60m (196ft) from the southeast end, it thought to make room for a track way along the ridge. Its purpose was to cut off Grindle Hill from the main plateau, and to create a barrier for access from the west. A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. ... Heather may be: In botany, the plant Calluna vulgaris, or, more loosely, various species of the closely related genera Erica and Cassiope, low evergreen shrubs (also called heaths). The term is also used to describe land which is vegetated with these plants; In apparel or textiles, interwoven yarns with a... Ditches at the Ouse Washes nature reserve. ... Image:NONE Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat rural area. ...

Devils Mouth Cross-Ridge Dyke, lies between Cardingmill Valley, and Townbrook Valley. The dyke is 140m (459ft) long, but is cut though by the Burway Way and a small car park, 35m (114ft) of the dyke is now missing. Both ends of the dyke end on steep slopes! It was built with stone and earth, and is 6m (19ft) wide, and 1½m (4ft) high, with shallow ditches either side. It is roughly 1500 years old. It was probably built to control the access along the ancient east to west route, which still crosses the Long Mynd today, by means of a modern road.

High Park Cross-Ridge Dyke, another dyke on the Long Mynd. At 380m (1,246ft) it is the longest on the Long Mynd. It is approximately 6m (19ft) wide, but in areas survives only as a crop mark. The highest point of the dyke on the west side of the bank, stands at 1.2m (3ft) high, and reaches its widest point at 8m (26ft). A track way, like that found on Barristers Plain Cross-Ridge Dyke, cuts through the dyke.

Of the Long Mynd Barrows, over twenty scatter the plateau. The best examples are in the northern area of the Long Mynd. ‘’Robin Hoods Butts’’ barrow, near Duckley Nap, are two well known barrows, and the largest on the Long Mynd, being approximately 36m (118ft) in diameter and 4m (13ft) high.

The Shooting Box Barrow is named after a grouse-shooting hut that stood on the site until it was removed in 1992. It is the only known example of disc barrow in Shropshire. 21m (68ft) in diameter and 2.3m (7ft) high, it is in the centre of a flat circular enclosure of 54m (177ft) in diameter, the edge of which is defined by a 5m (16ft) wide bank, which has been partially destroyed by a modern path. It had been dated between c.1950-1700 BC. BC or B.C. may stand for: Before Christ or B.C., designation applied to years prior to the current (AD) era Places British Columbia, a Canadian province Baja California, a state of Mexico Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Colleges Boston College, a university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Barnard College, a women...

The Port Way is an ancient track way, which runs the length of the Long Mynd massif, and is the largest historical feature on the Long Mynd, at just over 5miles long. It is still walked today, and is part of the Shropshire Way, and a road that goes to the Gliding Club. It is a common misconception is goes over Pole Bank, but instead it bypasses the hill following its contours.

Iron Age

Very little Iron Age activity has been recorded on the Long Mynd. However, this later period has specific ancient site.

Bodbury Ring Hill Fort, a hill fort above Cardingmill Valley, and sits on the top of Bodbury Hill at 380m. This feature dates from the Iron Age, c. 500BC, and is therefore much later than other ancient sites on the Long Mynd. Another Hill fort nearby sits on the summit of Caer Caradoc. Bodbury Ring is now looked after by the National Trust. A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for military advantage. ...

18th Century

During the 18th Century, Church Stretton began to grow in the wide valley between the Long Mynd and Caer Caradoc, as a spa town. Historical the town was known for its textiles, specifically in Cardingmill Valley. Carding Mill was built in the 18th century, and named after a stage in making cloth. The three stages being, carding, spinning, and weaving. Carding would have been done by children, and involved using a hand-card that removed and untangled short fibres from the mass of raw material. The cards were wooden blocks with handles and covered in metal spikes, which were angled, (to make it easier to untangle) and set in leather. When untangles, the material would be spun, and then weaved into the final product. The Mill is still in the valley today, but has been converted into luxury apartments. Carding Llama hair Carding is the processing of brushing raw or washed fibers to prepare them as textiles. ... Spinning refers to several activities: For the fabrication of thread, see Spinning (textiles). ... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ...

20th Century

A Large area of Long Mynd was bought by the National Trust in 1965, and was designated an AONB along with the Shropshire Hills in 1958. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a United Kingdom. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Long Mynd Hotel in Church Stretton was built in 1900, originally as the Hydro, at a time when the town was popular as a spa. Statistics Population: 4,186 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO453937 Administration District: South Shropshire Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone...

Highest Points

The View from Pole Bank looking North

The Wild Moor during Wintry Conditions

The Long Mynd massif compises many hills and moors. From the summit of nearly every hill, extensive views of the surrounding area and surrounding Counties can be seen. North, you can see as far as Cheshire, and West commands views over the Stiperstones, and the Welsh Mountains in Powys notably the Cambrian, and Berwyn Mountains, and as far and Snowdonia on clear days. The views East are obscured by other areas of the Shropshire Hills, Caer Caradoc, The Wrekin, and the Clee Hills. However depending on your location on the Long Mynd views of the West Midlands can be seen. Views South show the Clun Forest, and towards the Craven Arms and Ludlow. The highest points on the Long Mynd are as follows in order of highest to lowest. With comparisons of other hills nearby, and the level of Church Stretton (in Bold). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 234 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self made: The view from Pole Bank on the Long Mynd in Shropshire. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 234 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self made: The view from Pole Bank on the Long Mynd in Shropshire. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 189 KB) Self made: This photo was taken on the Long Mynd in Shropshire after a snow storm hit the region in early 2005 (February 24th) This shows the Texture of a Snow Drift when formed, with contrast to a... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 189 KB) Self made: This photo was taken on the Long Mynd in Shropshire after a snow storm hit the region in early 2005 (February 24th) This shows the Texture of a Snow Drift when formed, with contrast to a... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 ± 1. ... Berwyn is the name of some places in the United States of America: Berwyn, Illinois Devon-Berwyn, Pennsylvania Berwyn Heights, Maryland. ... Tryfans north ridge (seen on the left in this picture) in Snowdonia. ... The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire , England. ... Titterstone Clee Hill from Ludlow Castle The Clee Hills are a range of hills in Shropshire, England, consisting of Brown Clee Hill (540m), the highest peak in Shropshire, and Titterstone Clee Hill (533m). ... // The West Midlands is an area of central England. ... Clun Forest is a remote, rural area of open pastures and mixed deciduous/ coniferous woodland in the southwest part of the English county of Shropshire. ... Craven Arms is a small town in South Shropshire, Shropshire, England. ... Feathers Hotel, Ludlow A view of Ludlow market, which is situated in Castle Square, taken from the tower of St Laurences Church. ...

• Brown Clee Hill 540m (1,771 ft) The Highest Point in Shropshire
• Stiperstones 536m (1,758ft)
• Pole Bank 516m (1,692ft)
• Long Synalds 490m (1,607ft)
• Wild Moor 487m (1,597ft)
• Calf Ridge 468m (1,535ft)
• Haddon Hill 467m (1,532ft)
• Yearlet 465m (1,525ft)
• Round Hill 463m (1,519ft)
• Caer Caradoc 459m (1,505ft)
• Grindle 459m (1,505ft)
• Minton Hill 453m (1,486ft)
• Cow Ridge 450m (1,476ft)
• Packetstone Hill 437m (1,433ft)
• Ashlet 415m (1,361ft)
• Black Knoll 415m (1,361ft)
• Callow 411m (1,348ft)
• The Wrekin 407m (1,335ft)
• Churchmoor Hill 394m (1,292ft)
• Bodbury Hill 388m (1272ft)
• Priors Holt Hill 383m (1,256ft)
• Burway Hill 375m (1,230ft)
• Adstone Hill 369m (1,210ft)
• Shooters Knoll 365m (1,197ft)
• Stanyeld 334m (1,095ft)
• Novers Hill 305m (1,000ft)
• Church Stretton 192m (629ft)

Valleys Hollows and Batches

The View up Ashes Hollow towards Pole Bank

There are dozens of valleys on the Long Mynd. Many of which are named, Hollows and Batches. The highest concentration of valleys is on the eastern edge of the Long Mynd, near Church Stretton, the geography of the valleys has many of the larger ones, adjacent to each other, running North West to South East. Though smaller valleys flow into these, the smaller valleys are hence named batches, dales, and brooks to distinguish them from the larger features. The main valleys are listed below in Alphabetical order. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 225 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self made: A view down Ashes Hollow on the Long Mynd in Shropshire. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 225 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self made: A view down Ashes Hollow on the Long Mynd in Shropshire. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley A valley or a low area between two hills dale (in Scotland, a glen) is a landform, which can range from a few square kilometres to hundreds or even thousands of square kilometres in area. ... In physical geography, a dale is an open valley. ... // Brooks as a toponym can refer to: Brooks, Alberta (Canada) Brooks, Kentucky (United States) Brooks, Maine (United States) Brooks, Minnesota (United States) Brooks, Oregon (United States) Brooks, California (United States) See Brooks (surname) Brooks as a given name can refer to: Brooksie (or Brooks Hatlen) (see Rita Hayworth and Shawshank...

• Ashes Hollow
• Barristers Batch
• Bilbatch
• Broadhill Dale
• Burnells Brook
• Callow Hollow
• Carding Mill Valley
• Catbatch Brook
• Cwmdale
• Devils Mouth Hollow
• Gogbatch
• Grindle Hollow
• Hawkham Hollow
• Hens Batch
• High Park Hollow
• Jonathon’s Hollow
• Light Spout Hollow
• Long Batch
• Minton Batch
• Motts Road
• Mount Gutter
• New Pool Hollow
• Nut Batch
• Pike Hollow
• Rams Batch
• Sleekstone Bank Hollow
• Stanbatch
• Stony Batch
• Townsbrook Valley
• Woolers Batch
• Yewtree Batch

Tourism and Recreation

Long Mynd seen from below at Little Stretton

The area is popular with tourists, and there are many fine walks in the area. Two major walks are the Shropshire Way and the Jack Mytton Way Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Little Stretton is a small village in Shropshire, England. ... The Jack Mytton Way is a long distance footpath and bridleway in Shropshire, England. ...

Of the many valleys on the Long Mynd, the most popular is Cardingmill Valley, which has a road directly connected to Church Stretton, and is the National Trusts centre for the area.

The windward slopes are popular with glider, hang-glider and paraglider pilots. Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. ... Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ... Paragliding (known in some countries as parapenting) is a recreational and competitive sport that is best described as a hybrid of hang gliding and parachuting. ...

During wintry conditions, some valleys are used as makeshift ski slopes. A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ...

While highly attractive in good conditions, the Long Mynd can be treacherous in severe weather, and has claimed many lives.

The Longmynd hike is a 50 mile competitive hike that must be completed in under 24 hours. It takes place annually, usually in the first weekend in October. It crosses over the Long Mynd twice, taking in Pole Bank along its course. The hike has been running since 1967. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

There is a Golf Course, above Cardingmill Valley, 350 metres (1,148 feet) above sea level. It the oldest 18 hole golf course in Shropshire, opened in 1898. This article is about the sport of golf. ...

Flora and Fauna

The typical plantlife on the Long Mynd, is heather, reeds, and grasses. The wildlife includes, ponies, sheep, bats and wild birds. Heather may be: In botany, the plant Calluna vulgaris, or, more loosely, various species of the closely related genera Erica and Cassiope, low evergreen shrubs (also called heaths). The term is also used to describe land which is vegetated with these plants; In apparel or textiles, interwoven yarns with a... Reed can refer to: People Alfred Reed, American composer Andre Reed, American football player for the Buffalo Bills Carol Reed, British film director David P. Reed, telecommunications expert, creator of Reeds law Davin Reed, American botanist Donna Reed, American actress Edward James Reed, Victorian era naval architect Evelyn Reed... Natural vegetation dominated by grasses Grass is a common word that generally describes a monocotyledonous green plant in the family Poaceae. ... A Shetland Pony A pony is any of several horse breeds with a specific conformation and temperament. ... Species See text. ... For the flying mammal see bat. ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...

Popular Culture

The Revd E. D. Carr's A Night in the Snow describes his experience, in 1865, of surviving a winter's night on the Long Mynd when attempting to walk home after visiting an isolated parishioner.

The Long Mynd features in literature in the poetry of A. E. Housman, the novels of Mary Webb (in particular Gone To Earth), and Malcolm Saville's Lone Pine series for children. Alfred Edward Housman (March 26, 1859 – April 30, 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. ... Mary Webb (March 25, 1881 - October 8, 1927), was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century, whose novels are set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside which she knew and loved well. ... This is an article about an album by David Sylvian. ... Leonard Malcolm Saville (1901-1982) was an English author born in Hastings, Sussex. ...

External links

• Midland Gliding Club
• Long Mynd hang-gliding & paragliding
• Photographs of Long Mynd on Shropshire Gallery
• Beyond Extreme Long Mynd Paragliding School
• Long Mynd Hike
• National Trust | Carding Mill Valley
• Shropshire Rocks
• Wingover Paragliding Website from the Long Mynd