High Vinnalls

High Vinnalls 375m. North Herefordshire, Section 38b

26th December 1999, 6th August 2000, June 24th 2001

High Vinnals

High Vinnalls from our garden

The Hope

The summit, from The Hope, one of the two deep valleys that cut the limestone ridge on the East, dip, side.

Return Home.

Titterstone Clee from Climbing Jack Common, just below the summit. This is now a very popular walking area, unlike my first visit , over 30 years ago.

June 2001

The old tower on the summit. There is a novel way of keeping you out of the building, it is stuffed full of old wire fencing. In the 1980's it was quite a good doss.

August 2000
Approaching the summit

The top! First of many.

Cleared areas , will give a fine display of foxgloves. The seeds remain dormant during the life of the spruces, awaiting the return of the light. This is the cleared area in The Hope (see above)

High Vinnalls was my first Marilyn, and I get up there quite often. There have been many changes over 30 years: You can now walk freely in the woods without annoying the deer stalkers, but deer are no longer seen on every trip, nor are there golden pheasants anymore .There are loads of dogs however, including a certain springer spaniel. I too used to walk with a springer up here 30 years ago. The summit was wooded with the traditional Scots Pines then.

Not only was this my first hill, but my niece bagges it as Marilyn no 1 recently.

Sadly the scots pines have blown down from the top. The top knot was as distinctive as that on May Hill. Only Sitka now.

Never found out what a Vinnall was.

	High Vinnalls from our garden
	The summit, from The Hope, one of the two deep valleys that cut the limestone ridge on the East, dip, side.
Return Home.	Titterstone Clee from Climbing Jack Common, just below the summit. This is now a very popular walking area, unlike my first visit , over 30 years ago. June 2001
	The old tower on the summit. There is a novel way of keeping you out of the building, it is stuffed full of old wire fencing. In the 1980's it was quite a good doss.

August 2000	Approaching the summit
	The top! First of many.
	Cleared areas , will give a fine display of foxgloves. The seeds remain dormant during the life of the spruces, awaiting the return of the light. This is the cleared area in The Hope (see above)
	High Vinnalls was my first Marilyn, and I get up there quite often. There have been many changes over 30 years: You can now walk freely in the woods without annoying the deer stalkers, but deer are no longer seen on every trip, nor are there golden pheasants anymore .There are loads of dogs however, including a certain springer spaniel. I too used to walk with a springer up here 30 years ago. The summit was wooded with the traditional Scots Pines then. Not only was this my first hill, but my niece bagges it as Marilyn no 1 recently. Sadly the scots pines have blown down from the top. The top knot was as distinctive as that on May Hill. Only Sitka now. Never found out what a Vinnall was.