Roundton Hill
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Roundton Hill viewed from the northeast
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| Location | Church Stoke, Powys |
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| Operated by | Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust |
| Status | SSSI |
| Website | www |
Roundton Hill is a rounded, steep sided, 1,210 feet (370 m) hill,[1] volcanic in origin,[1] in the easternmost part of old Montgomeryshire, Wales, which juts into the English border near Church Stoke.[2] It is managed as a nature reserve by the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust,[3] who acquired it in 1985.[1]
There was once an Iron Age hillfort here.[3] The vantage point offers views across the surrounding countryside. Lead and barite mines run into the hill,[3] and are today used as a roost by Horseshoe and Daubenton's bats.[3] Having avoided the plough, the hill's steep rocky slopes still support plants such as the mountain pansy[citation needed], which has long since disappeared from most of the hills in mid-Wales[citation needed]. The reserve was made a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1986.[1]
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