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{{Short description|Hill in England}}
{{for|other hills with flat tops|Table hill}}
{{For-text|other hills with flat tops|[[Table (landform)|Table hill]]|the hill on Cod Island|[[Cod Island#Table Hill|Table Hill, Cod Island]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Table Hill
| name = Table Hill
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| photo_caption = Quarry on Table Hill
| photo_caption = Quarry on Table Hill
| elevation_m = 373
| elevation_m = 373
| elevation_ref =<ref name="MH-AONB">{{cite web |url=http://www.malvernhillsaonb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AppendicesA3_000.pdf |title=Identification of key views to and from the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty A Report prepared by Cooper Partnership for The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line. Only the initials, JJ were given.--> |date=March 2009 |page =Appendix Table L2: Assessment of Views from and within Malvern Hills AONB |publisher=The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership |access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ref = <ref name="MH-AONB">{{cite web |url=http://www.malvernhillsaonb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AppendicesA3_000.pdf |title=Identification of key views to and from the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty A Report prepared by Cooper Partnership for The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line. Only the initials, JJ were given.--> |date=March 2009 |page =Appendix Table L2: Assessment of Views from and within Malvern Hills AONB |publisher=The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership |access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>
| prominence = c. 337 metres (1,106 ft)
| prominence = c. 337 metres (1,106 ft)
| parent_peak = [[Worcestershire Beacon]]
| parent_peak = [[Worcestershire Beacon]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.1155|-2.3421|type:mountain_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|52.1155|-2.3421|type:mountain_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| topo = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 150
| topo = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 150
| type = [[Igneous]], [[Metamorphic]]
| type = [[Igneous rock|Igneous]], [[Metamorphic rock|Metamorphic]]
| age = [[Pre-Cambrian]]
| age = [[Pre-Cambrian]]
| easiest_route = Hiking
| easiest_route = Hiking
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== History ==
== History ==
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Although the flint route from [[North Wales]] to [[Wessex]] lay to the north of Malvern, there is some evidence to suggest that traders passed over the Malvern Hills. Parts of an [[Projectile point|arrowhead]], a [[Scraper (archaeology)|scraper]] and flint [[Lithic flake|flakes]] have been discovered between North Hill and Table Hill. A 19th-century guidebook describes a collapsed burial mound on North Hill, named the Giant's Grave, and a tump on Table Hill. These [[tumuli]] may have been connected to the [[Dobunni]] settlement in [[Mathon, Herefordshire|Mathon]]:<ref name="Ref-1">Smith, B.S: 1978 ''A History of Malvern'' Allan Sutton and The Malvern Bookshop {{ISBN|0-904387-31-3}}</ref>


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<blockquote>Upon the Table Hill, you will perceive the figure of a large table, from which the name is derived. In the centre is a cross, of the same size as that by the Giant's Grave, upon North Hill.<ref name="Ref-2">Southall, M: 1882 ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=aCtFAAAAYAAJ&q=Description+of+Malvern A Description of Malvern and its Concomitants]''</ref></blockquote>
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Although the flint route from [[North Wales]] to [[Wessex]] lay to the north of Malvern, there is some evidence to suggest that traders passed over the Malvern Hills. Parts of an [[Projectile point|arrowhead]], a [[Scraper (archaeology)|scraper]] and flint [[Lithic flake|flakes]] have been discovered between North Hill and Table Hill. A 19th-century guidebook describes both a collapsed burial mound on North Hill, named the Giant's Grave, and a tump on Table Hill. These [[tumuli]] may have been connected to the [[Dobunni]] settlement in [[Mathon, Herefordshire|Mathon]]:<ref name="Ref-1">Smith, B.S: 1978 ''A History of Malvern'' Allan Sutton and The Malvern Bookshop {{ISBN|0-904387-31-3}}</ref>

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<blockquote>Upon the Table Hill you will perceive the figure of a large table, whence the name is derived. In the centre is a cross, of the same size as that by the Giant's Grave, upon North Hill.<ref name="Ref-2">Southall, M: 1882 ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=aCtFAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Description+of+Malvern&hl=en&ei=K0VETMCxJdX54Aart4SgDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false A Description of Malvern and its Concomitants]''</ref></blockquote>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
* [http://www.malvernhills.org.uk/content/documents/walks_on_northern_hills.pdf Walks on the Northern Hills]
{{The Malvern Hills}}
{{The Malvern Hills}}


Latest revision as of 13:37, 19 June 2024

For other hills with flat tops, see Table hill. For the hill on Cod Island, see Table Hill, Cod Island.

Table Hill
Quarry on Table Hill
Highest point
Elevation373 m (1,224 ft)[1]
Prominencec. 337 metres (1,106 ft)
Parent peakWorcestershire Beacon
Coordinates52°06′56″N 2°20′32″W / 52.1155°N 2.3421°W / 52.1155; -2.3421
Geography
Map
LocationMalvern Hills, England
Topo mapOS Landranger 150
Geology
Rock agePre-Cambrian
Mountain type(s)Igneous, Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Table Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies between North Hill and Sugarloaf Hill and has an elevation of 373 metres (1,224 ft).[1]

History

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Although the flint route from North Wales to Wessex lay to the north of Malvern, there is some evidence to suggest that traders passed over the Malvern Hills. Parts of an arrowhead, a scraper and flint flakes have been discovered between North Hill and Table Hill. A 19th-century guidebook describes a collapsed burial mound on North Hill, named the Giant's Grave, and a tump on Table Hill. These tumuli may have been connected to the Dobunni settlement in Mathon:[2]

Upon the Table Hill, you will perceive the figure of a large table, from which the name is derived. In the centre is a cross, of the same size as that by the Giant's Grave, upon North Hill.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Identification of key views to and from the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty A Report prepared by Cooper Partnership for The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership" (PDF). The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership. March 2009. p. Appendix Table L2: Assessment of Views from and within Malvern Hills AONB. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, B.S: 1978 A History of Malvern Allan Sutton and The Malvern Bookshop ISBN 0-904387-31-3
  3. ^ Southall, M: 1882 A Description of Malvern and its Concomitants
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