Mountains and saws of England

Dorset Downs

The Dorset Downs constitutes an area of hills of chalk in the center of Dorset's county.

The principal activities in the field include the agriculture on arable lands; in addition there are important extensions of forests and of calcareous meadows. The formation is presented great by phreatic napa that acts as reservoir of drinkable water, supplied from there to great part of the county. Beside allowing the existence of the above mentioned reservoirs, the properties of the chalk favor the appearance of seasonal rivers, which depends on the levels of the underground water.

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor is a hill in Glastonbury, in Somerset Crowned by a building without roof: the Tower of San Miguel. The zone is controlled by the National Trust. Tor is a word of Celtic origin that means " conical hill ". This this hill positioned in half of a plain known as Summerland Meadows and surrounded by the Rio Brue. In 1892 there were identified the remains of a former villa that dates back to the Age of Iron. Later there are indications of Roman occupation. The britanos it knew her as Ynys yr Afalon For what it is believed that it might be the Avalon of the legendary King Arturo.

Sca Fell

The Sca Fell is the highest second mountain of England with 964 meters after the Scafell Pike from which it is separated by Mickledore's step. It is placed inside the National Park of the District of the Lagos.

Scafell Pike

The Scafell Pike is the highest mountain of England with 978 meters on the level of the sea. It is placed in Cumbria's county inside the National Park of the District of the Lagos. Sometimes it is confused with a neighboring mountain called Sca Fell, from which it is separated by Mickledore's step.

South Dorset Downs

South Dorset Downs or Purbeck Hills are a formation of chalk located in Dorset. In Durlston Head, the chalk that one finds behind they begin to show signs of erosion, thanks to which there were formed Poole's bay and Solent's strait.

The height of the formation and his proximity to Poole's port and to the southern coast they have cost him to the hills a considerable strategic importance. There exist in addition several archaeological deposits of the age of Roman and Anglo-Saxon iron and of the periods.