The Wrekin

The Wrekin plays an important role in Shropshire folklore and is perhaps Shropshire's best-known landmark. This curious hill that looks like a mountain, crouches low androm the top you can see fifteen counties.

The site was the inspiration for Tolkien's Middle Earth in the acclaimed series of books - The Lord of The Rings. Tolkien used to live nearby and drew inspiration from the magnificent Shropshire landscape.

Being 1335 ft tall it dominates the view of Telford and Ironbridge and who would have guessed that Shropshire folklore tells us it was built by a giant who took a dislike to Shrewsbury.