Corndon Hill as seen from Montgomery, looking east
It is surrounded on three sides by the English county of Shropshire, and forms a prominent landmark in the England–Wales border. Corndon's prominent western edge appears to form a separate hill and is known locally as Lan Fawr (Welsh: 'Big Hill'). It is frequented by walkers and ramblers from car parks nearby, at Mitchell's Fold for example. There are spectacular panoramic views from the summit, and it is itself an important landmark for the surrounding countryside and towns like Montgomery. It is close to villages such as Church Stoke and Hyssington.
Bronze Age cairn on the summit of Corndon HillRoundton Hill looking NNE towards Corndon Hill
There is a large Bronze Agecairn near the hill summit, and several more exist in the area around the summit. Such circular stone burial cairns are common on most summits in Wales, and they commonly date from ca 2500 BC until ca 700 BC, when iron slowly started to displace bronze for tools and other goods. Such cairns usually contain one or more cremation urns, which are often placed within a stone cyst or box within the mound.
The hill lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Offa's Dyke, built during the 8th century to mark the border between Wales and England (or Mercia).
Stone Axe Factory (Group XII)edit
In 1951 Professor F W Shotton of Birmingham University identified the source of the rock used for shaft-hole battle axes, splitting mauls and axe hammers as picrite which had been quarried from Corndon Hill.[2] Picrite is a hard volcanic or igneous rock. Production sites of stone hand axes and shaft-hole implements have been grouped by petrology, and the Hyssington/Corndon Hill implements are known as Group XII. As the production of these implements in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age did not employ the same flaking techniques as flint stone axes, which leave recognisable flaking debris, the site or sites of the Corndon Group XII implements production will be harder to identify. However, the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust did excavate several small quarry depressions in 2008, but found only evidence of fairly recent disturbance. A stone slab with striations, which was suggested was an example of Neolithic art, could equally well have been early plough marks or a hone for sharpening stone edges[3]
The main distribution of Group XII implements is in mid-Wales, the Midlands, the Cotswolds, and stretching across to East Anglia. By 1988, 93 examples of these implements had been identified; all of these implements have shaft holes for hafting, and there are no examples of picrite being used to produce axes.[4]
Quarryingedit
The Corndon flagstone quarries are on the south-western slopes of Corndon Hill and date from medieval times. From the air, the quarries are still a prominent feature in the landscape. In this area, the altered Hope Shales of the Ordovician Period on the margin of the dolerite (diabase) produce finely laminated flagstones, which were widely used on building on the Shropshire–Montgomeryshire border. Only a few buildings still have the flagstones as roofing slates, including the Old Post Office at Church Stoke and the porch to Hurdley Farmhouse.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Corndon Hill". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Hill Bagging. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^Shotton F W, Chitty L F and Seaby W A, (1951), A new centre of stone axe dispersal on the Welsh Border, Proc. Prehist. Soc Vol 17, 159-67
^Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^"Clough" and "Cummins", 1988, Table 2, pg.4 & distribution map 11, pg275
^Moran M., (2003), Vernacular Buildings of Shropshire, pg.42
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corndon Hill.
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Corndon Hill and surrounding area
"Corndon Hill burial cairns and Mitchell's Fold stone circle [self-guided walk]" (PDF). Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Corndon Hill news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Corndon Hill Welsh Cornatyn is a hill in Powys Mid Wales whose summit rises to 513 6 metres 1 685 ft above sea level It has a topographic prominence of 203 1 metres 666 ft so is listed as a Marilyn 1 Corndon HillCorndon Hill above the Mitchell s Fold stone circle looking southHighest pointElevation514 m 1 686 ft Prominence203 m 666 ft Parent peakStiperstonesListingMarilynGeographyLocationPowys WalesParent rangeShropshire HillsOS gridSO306969Topo mapOS Landranger 137 Corndon Hill as seen from Montgomery looking eastIt is surrounded on three sides by the English county of Shropshire and forms a prominent landmark in the England Wales border Corndon s prominent western edge appears to form a separate hill and is known locally as Lan Fawr Welsh Big Hill It is frequented by walkers and ramblers from car parks nearby at Mitchell s Fold for example There are spectacular panoramic views from the summit and it is itself an important landmark for the surrounding countryside and towns like Montgomery It is close to villages such as Church Stoke and Hyssington The hill is geologically part of the Shropshire Hills range which lies mainly to the north east and south of the summit The immediate area to the west is the Vale of Montgomery and the River Severn The Cambrian Mountains are visible beyond to the far west The Stiperstones and Shelve lie to the immediate north east with Caer Caradoc and the Long Mynd to the east Contents 1 Archaeology 2 Stone Axe Factory Group XII 3 Quarrying 4 References 5 External linksArchaeology edit nbsp Bronze Age cairn on the summit of Corndon Hill nbsp Roundton Hill looking NNE towards Corndon HillThere is a large Bronze Age cairn near the hill summit and several more exist in the area around the summit Such circular stone burial cairns are common on most summits in Wales and they commonly date from ca 2500 BC until ca 700 BC when iron slowly started to displace bronze for tools and other goods Such cairns usually contain one or more cremation urns which are often placed within a stone cyst or box within the mound The Bronze Age stone circles of Mitchell s Fold and the now largely destroyed The Whetstones lie at the foot of the hill within Shropshire and Powys respectively There is another circle nearby in Shropshire the Hoarstones The hill lies about 4 miles 6 4 km east of Offa s Dyke built during the 8th century to mark the border between Wales and England or Mercia Stone Axe Factory Group XII editIn 1951 Professor F W Shotton of Birmingham University identified the source of the rock used for shaft hole battle axes splitting mauls and axe hammers as picrite which had been quarried from Corndon Hill 2 Picrite is a hard volcanic or igneous rock Production sites of stone hand axes and shaft hole implements have been grouped by petrology and the Hyssington Corndon Hill implements are known as Group XII As the production of these implements in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age did not employ the same flaking techniques as flint stone axes which leave recognisable flaking debris the site or sites of the Corndon Group XII implements production will be harder to identify However the Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust did excavate several small quarry depressions in 2008 but found only evidence of fairly recent disturbance A stone slab with striations which was suggested was an example of Neolithic art could equally well have been early plough marks or a hone for sharpening stone edges 3 The main distribution of Group XII implements is in mid Wales the Midlands the Cotswolds and stretching across to East Anglia By 1988 93 examples of these implements had been identified all of these implements have shaft holes for hafting and there are no examples of picrite being used to produce axes 4 Quarrying editThe Corndon flagstone quarries are on the south western slopes of Corndon Hill and date from medieval times From the air the quarries are still a prominent feature in the landscape In this area the altered Hope Shales of the Ordovician Period on the margin of the dolerite diabase produce finely laminated flagstones which were widely used on building on the Shropshire Montgomeryshire border Only a few buildings still have the flagstones as roofing slates including the Old Post Office at Church Stoke and the porch to Hurdley Farmhouse 5 References edit Corndon Hill www hill bagging co uk Hill Bagging Retrieved 10 July 2023 Shotton F W Chitty L F and Seaby W A 1951 A new centre of stone axe dispersal on the Welsh Border Proc Prehist Soc Vol 17 159 67 Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust A Potential Axe Factory at Cwm Mawr Hyssington Powys Interim report 2007 08 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 9 January 2018 Clough and Cummins 1988 Table 2 pg 4 amp distribution map 11 pg275 Moran M 2003 Vernacular Buildings of Shropshire pg 42External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corndon Hill www geograph co uk photos of Corndon Hill and surrounding area Corndon Hill burial cairns and Mitchell s Fold stone circle self guided walk PDF Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust 52 33 56 N 3 01 31 W 52 56548 N 3 02528 W 52 56548 3 02528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corndon Hill amp oldid 1202803844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
