Caer Caradoc Hill

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Caer Caradoc Hill
Elevation	459 metres (1506 feet)
Location	Shropshire, England
Prominence	271 m
Topo map	OS Landranger 137, 138
OS grid reference	SO477953
Listing	Marilyn

Caer Caradoc is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. It overlooks the town of Church Stretton, rising sharply up out of the narrow gorge in which the town is situated. The highest point on a high, very narrow, northeast - southwest ridge. It may be climbed from the town; a good way of climbing it is to do a linear walk from along the aforementioned ridge, also including the nearby summits of Ragleth Hill and The Lawley. Otherwise, the ascent of the hill alone is 7 miles from the town.

A surprising feature crowns the summit - an Ancient British hill fort. It is this which the hill is named after - Caer Caradoc in Welsh meaning Caradoc's Fort. Local legend has it that this was the site of the last stand of Caractacus.