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Revision as of 10:56, 5 April 2010
| Hergest Ridge | |
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 The summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
| Prominence | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Parent peak | Gwaunceste Hill |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Herefordshire,  England / Powys,  Wales |
| OS grid | SO254562 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 148 |
Hergest Ridge is a large hill on the border between England and Wales (the highest point being in England) near the town of Kington.
On Offa's Dyke Path
The Offa's Dyke Path waymarked long distance footpath leads along the ridge, although not quite to the actual summit, nor to the trig point but passes very close by.
Victorian Racecourse
A disused Victorian circular country racecourse is sited on the hill and is clearly marked on Ordnance Survey maps and still visible today on the ground [1]. The racecourse was popular between 1825 and 1846 replacing an earlier racecourse on nearby Bradnor Hill just to the north of Kington town which was started in 1770. Horse races continued here until around 1880 in summer with panoramic views on all sides and popular with the local gentry, squirearchy and farming community [2].
Upland Sheep Grazing
During the Second World War the hill was cultivated, but has now reverted to rough sheep grazing and moorland, and is partly covered by bracken and gorse.
"Hergest" should be pronounced to rhyme with 'hardest' with a hard "g" (as in "garden"). The local dialect pronunciation of the name is actually "Hargest".
The Red Book of Hergest is a medieval Welsh language manuscript stored in the Bodleian library in Oxford.
Inspiration
The ridge inspired an album by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, Hergest Ridge. Oldfield was a resident of the area during the writing of his albums Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn. The reissues of the albums will be released in May 2010.
52°11′56″N 3°05′34″W / 52.19896°N 3.09291°W
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