Black Hill, Malvern

Black Hill
Herefordshire, Worcestershire
Range:	Malvern Hills
Summit:	1,010 feet SO768412 52°4’6"N, 2°20’18"W

Black Hill is in the middle part of the Malvern Hills, the eight-mile ridge which here marks the border of Herefordshire with Worcestershire. Black Hill's twin summits are both on the border, and of these the north top reaches 1,010 feet above sea level, while the south top is at 840 feet.

Black Hill is to the south of Pinnacle Hill and north of the pass by which the A449 breaks across the ridge of the hills. It is a long, narrow hill, in common with most of the Malvern Hills. Quarrying has carved a piece out of its south-eastern slope of the north top, by quarrying has long since ceased, allowing the hill to be a bracingly peaceful place.

The Shire Ditch runs along the top ridge of the hill, and joins not only the two tops on Black Hill but runs on along the hills to the north all the way to the Worcestershire Beacon.

North Top

The North Top is the higher of Black Hill's summits, at 1,010 feet.

South Top

The South Top, at 840 feet, is the lower of the two but perhaps the more visited. The Worcestershoire Way runs up to the South Top from Little Malvern and down again to the road to Malvern Wells.