XII. On the Mineralogy of the Malvern Hills.
By Leonard Horner, Esq.
Secretary of the Geological Society.
§ 1. The Malvern hills are situated in the south-western part
of Worcestershire: the boundary which divides the counties of
Worcester and Hereford, passes along their western side.
§ 2. They consist of an uninterrupted chain of about nine miles in length, extending nearly in straight line from north to south; their greatest breadth from east to west not exceeding two miles. The several parts of the chain all present, rounded summits, and from one extremity to the other they are nearly covered with a luxuriant vegetation.
§ 3. When viewed from a little distance on the eastern side, we see that there is a gradual rise from south to north, and that there are three hills which form the principal features, as they stand considerably above the general outline. The highest of these is in the centre, and is known by the name of the Herefordshire Beacon; but the greater elevation of this hill above the other two is not very apparent on this side, as it falls back to the eastward, and rather stands out from the general direction of the. range.[1] The two other
- ↑ On the top of this hill are the remains of a camp, with a treble ditch. “ Some have imagined it Roman, because of the prætorium, or centre part, and the name of the parish, in which the greater part of it ls situated, Collwall, that is Collis Vallum. The whole circumference of it is two thousand nine hundred and seventy yards, the length one thousand one hundred yards. The whole camp contains forty-four statute acres.” Nash's History of Worcestershire.
