Dartmoor & Exmoor
Shenberrow Hill
304M
997FT
About Shenberrow Hill
Rising above the picturesque village of Snowshill, this quiet Cotswold summit is defined by its ancient history. Home to the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, the breezy plateau offers an expansive perspective over the Vale of Evesham towards the distinctive profile of Bredon Hill and the distant Malvern Hills.
Key Statistics
Rank
6th Highest in Region
Parent Range
England
Prominence
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52m
Nearest Town
Snowshill
Geology
You are walking on Notgrove Member limestone, which is made of tiny, egg-shaped grains. This textured rock forms the sturdy natural foundation of Shenberrow Hill.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SP083333
Latitude
51.9981°N
Longitude
1.8805°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Shenberrow is derived from the Old English words 'scīne', meaning bright or beautiful, and 'beorg', meaning a hill or mound, likely referring to the prominent earthworks found here.
- •The hill is crowned by Shenberrow Camp, a triangular Iron Age hillfort that once utilised a single rampart and ditch for defence, though its western edge has been significantly altered by historical stone quarrying.
- •Walkers on the Cotswold Way often incorporate the summit into a circuit from Snowshill, passing the distinctive manor house before climbing the steady escarpment slope.
- •On a clear day, the westward view across the Severn Vale is sharp enough to pick out the silhouette of the Black Mountains on the horizon of the Welsh border.
- •At 304 metres, the hill misses the official criteria for an English mountain by a frustrating six metres—a gap it attempts to bridge with the added height of its ancient ramparts.