Black Down, Somerset
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| Black Down, Somerset | |
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 A view of Black Down from near Charterhouse Wireless Station in the Mendip Hills |
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| Elevation | 325 m (1,068 ft) |
| Location | Mendip Hills, England |
| Prominence | c. 241 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 141 |
| OS grid reference | ST484572 |
| Listing | Marilyn |
Black Down is an area of Open Access common on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The hill is largely of a moorland characteristic, with dense cover of associated vegetation, including Heather and Bracken.
The summit of Black Down is Beacon Batch, the highest point of the Mendip Hills. The summit is a popular site and is marked with a Ordnance Survey trig point, the base of which was recently rebuild by the Mendip Hills AONB authority.
During World War II a decoy town was constructed on Black Down which was intended to represent the blazing lights of a town which had omitted to follow black out regulations. The success of this endeavour is questionable, with no ground indications that the hills were used as targets.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Mendip Hills An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Somerset County Council Archeological Projects. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
