Black Down, Somerset
One of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley. The summit is marked with an Ordnance Survey trig point, the base of which has been rebuilt by the Mendip Hills AONB authority.
Black Down | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
Prominence | c. 241 m |
Parent peak | The Wrekin[1][2] |
Listing | Marilyn |
Geography | |
Location | Mendip Hills, England |
OS grid | ST484572 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 141 |
The shortest route of ascent goes from the Burrington Combe car park and is approximately 1 km long.
Black Down is an open-access area mostly consisting of moors, with dense cover of associated vegetation such as heather and bracken. According to a local organization's newsletter, the name "Black Down" comes from the Saxon word 'Blac' or 'Bloec' meaning bleak, 'Dun' meaning down or fort.[3]