IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Whittington, WORCESTER, WR5 2RW

A small hill with a solitary tree visible from miles around. Crookbarrow Farm is seen in front.

The trunk of the tree on Whittington Tump with two bridges on the M5 motorway in the background.

View to the north-east from the trig point on top of Whittington Tump or Crookbarrow Hill. A bridge over the M5 motorway can be seen above the trig point, with the sun lighting Spetchley Hall in the distance. With its tree on the summit this 86m high hill is a prominent feature for travellers passing junction 7 on the M5 motorway. There is still debate as to whether this is a natural or man-made hill. There is a myth that it is a burial site from the Battle of Worcester (1651), however, some archaeologists believe it may be a very large ancient burial barrow. No archaeology dig has ever taken place on the site.

Behind Crookbarrow Farm. On top of this tump is a well known landmark for M5 users - a chestnut tree (according to our Geocache cousins).

A familiar landmark to anyone passing this area on the motorway or other roads and all the more fascinating due to the lone tree on its crown.

Whittington Tump or Crookbarrow Hill with this tree on its summit is just 86m above sea level but is a prominent feature for anyone travelling on the M5 motorway near junction 7.

This is a partly artificial mound in Worcestershire. There is evidence of pre-historic activity at the site and some sources say it was fortified by the Romans (a Romano-British settlement has also been found nearby). The site came to prominence during the Anglo-Saxon era when a settlement was established. In the mediaeval period, a manor house was established next to the hill and a motte castle constructed atop it. The castle has since disappeared and the area returned to agricultural use. The site was listed as a scheduled monument in 1923.

The eyecatching little hillock and its lone tree always grabs my attention.

Seen from a unfamilar side along the remnant footpath .

View to the north-west from beside the trig point on Whittington Tump or Crookbarrow Hill. With its single tree Whittington Tump is a distinctive landmark when passing junction 7 on the M5 motorway. The city of Worcester is to the left of centre in the middle distance, the cathedral tower and St Andrew's spire can be seen along with the tower blocks in St Johns, the Abberley Hill are on the horizon.