Mendip Hills Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Mendip Hills are found in north Somerset, England.The hills are home to a number of limestone features, including caves (Wookey Hole), limestone pavements, and a number of gorges, most famously Cheddar Gorge.
The hills form the northern boundary to the Somerset Levels. 200 sq km of the Mendips are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a designation which gives the area the same level of protection as a national park. The area contains many neolithic, iron age and bronze age remains, including barrows and forts. Some of the area is intensively farmed, but most is calcareous grassland and woodland. The northern edge of the Mendips is marked by the Chew Valley Lake.
In addition to Carboniferous and some Jurassic limestone, parts of the hills are formed from Devonian sandstone and Silurian volcanic rocks. The latter are quarried for use in road construction and as a concrete aggregate. From the time of the Romans until the late Victorian era, the hills were also an important source of lead.
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