04.05.18 Burrow (SO 381 830, previously Trimbled)
Having visited Burrow only
nine days ago it was a surprise heading back to this hill so soon, but it was
perfectly placed for a quick visit, as Bob Kerr was heading south and bagging a
number of Marilyns on the way. Before
meeting Bob in Craven Arms he had visited two Marilyns, we then headed for
Callow Hill (SO 460 850) followed by View Edge (SO 422 809), and now it was the
turn of Burrow.
We took the same route
as I had a number of days ago, and no doubt many people beforehand, parking in
the quiet surrounds of Hopesay and following the paved road as it turns in to a
muddied track past the Church of St Mary.
The morning’s slight
chilled air had now been replaced by the warmth of early May as we made our way
up the steep grassed slopes toward the conifered woodland that takes in part of
the upper section of this hill’s northerly slopes.
Part of the beauty of
the Shropshire hills are their tranquillity, although their higher hills can be
a magnet for walkers, the majority are quiet, seldom frequented hills where
bird song and the occasional farmer will be the only accompaniment, and it was
no different today as we had the hill to ourselves.
Once on the forest track
we followed this southward toward the entrance gate to the ancient ramparts and
ditches that make up the summit area of Burrow, ahead lay the two tops, which
are close in height with the easterly one favoured by the Trimble survey to be
slightly higher, and this is where the 358m spot height appears on contemporary
Ordnance Survey maps.
We visited both tops with
Bob adopting suitable postures for the customary summit photographs. Away to our south-east the wooded summit of
View Edge was easily picked out, as was the summit of Callow Hill with its
distinctive stone tower, whilst to our north the higher Shropshire hills looked
inviting over a foreground of manicured green fields.
 |
| Bob at the easterly summit of Burrow |
 |
| The higher Shropshire hills |
 |
| Bob at the westerly top of Burrow |
Leaving the summit we
followed our inward route back to Hopesay and Bob’s car, where he planned his
next walk and Marilyn, which was Titterstone Clee Hill, he asked if I would
like to continue our little foray, I was tempted, but this would put an extra
hour driving there and back to my car which was parked in Craven Arms on an already
long journey, so I declined, although I was tempted. It was good to see Bob again and meeting up
had proved an enjoyable few hours on the hill.
The result of the
Trimble survey of Burrow from the 26th April 2018 appears below
Survey Result:
Burrow
Summit Height: 358.2m (converted to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference: SO 38112 83083
Col Height: 170.2m (converted to OSGM15)
Col Grid Reference: SO 37852 87600
Drop: 188.0m
Dominance: 52.48%
No comments:
Post a Comment