Mountains & hills · Mid Wales
The Rock
In or near Priestweston.
The Rock — mountain in wales mid. Elevation: 420 m.
Dave Croker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Dog-friendly
About
The Rock is a mountain located in wales mid. Elevation: 420 m. A named British peak recorded in OpenStreetMap. Peaks are typically named on Ordnance Survey 1:50k mapping.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Stiperstones & The Hollies SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: STIPERSTONES LANDSCAPE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Rock is a mountain located in Mid Wales, within the parish of Worthen with Shelve. It is part of the Stiperstones and The Hollies Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is designated as a National Nature Reserve (NNR) within the Stiperstones Landscape. The area is also designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the Shropshire Hills, noted for its distinctive geological formations and biodiversity.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5611, -2.9581
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Worthen with Shelve
- Postcode
- SY5 0NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
Sources
- osm: n3961765654 (ODbL)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Rock?
- The Rock is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY5 0NJ), in the parish of Worthen with Shelve.
- What is The Rock?
- The Rock — mountain in wales mid. Elevation: 420 m.
- How do I get to The Rock?
- Drivers can use postcode SY5 0NJ.
- Is The Rock a protected site?
- Yes — The Rock is part of the The Stiperstones & The Hollies SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the STIPERSTONES LANDSCAPE National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to The Rock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY5 0NJ. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.