- Haughmond Hill
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Name = Haughmond Hill
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Elevation = 153 metres (502 feet)
Location =Shropshire ,England
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Prominence = "c." 85 m
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OS "Landranger" 126
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Grid_ref_UK = SJ542134
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Pronunciation =Haughmond Hill is a small, shallow hill in the English county of
Shropshire . It is covered by woodland for the most part, although there is an open castquarry (for stone aggregates) in use. Its proximity to the town ofShrewsbury has meant that it has become something of a forest park, with guided paths, car parking and picnic areas maintained in places. The rocky summit overlooks beautiful countryside and Shrewsbury itself. The villages of Uffington andUpton Magna lie below and the B5062, Shrewsbury to Newport, road runs through the northern half of the woodland.Deer can be found in the woods, which are mixed deciduous/coniferous and are to some extent used forforestry to this day.The hill has several dubious connections with the
Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. "Queen Eleanor's Bower" is a small enclosure on the hill from which the wife ofHenry IV of England supposedly watched the battle's progress. The slightly rocky summit bears the name Douglas' Leap after the attempted escape of the Scottish Earl of Douglas. Finally, the "bosky hill" mentioned in Act V Scene i ofShakespeare 'sHenry IV part 1 is almost certainly Haughmond, which looms to the east of the battlefield:How bloodily the sun begins to peer
Above yon bosky hill?
The day looks pale
At his distemperature.Also nearby is
Haughmond Abbey , now a ruin, andEbury Hill a prehistoric fort.
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