Pen Hill

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Pen Hill
Pen Hill and the Mendip TV Mast
Elevation	305 m (1,002 ft)
Location	Mendip Hills, England
Prominence	c. 47 m
Topo map	OS Landrangers 182, 183
OS grid reference	ST564488

Pen Hill forms part of the Mendip Hills plateau in Somerset, England.

The top of the hill is 305 metres (1,002 feet) above sea level and is marked by an Ordnance Survey trig point. Pen Hill is home to the Mendip TV Mast which is 281 metres (922 feet) high. On the ground Pen Hill provides spectacular views in all directions, particularly to the South, with excellent views down to the City of Wells and Wells Cathedral. On clear day it is often possible to see across Somerset to the Blackdown Hills, Quantock Hills and Brendon Hills.

There are ancient remains on the hill, in the form of a Long barrow, a reminder of how the Mendip Hills have been colonised as far back as neolithic times.