Rock Cottage

Rock Cottage is a residential area in Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire, England. Rock Cottage is situated nearby to the meadow Brookshill Marsh, as well as near Nipstone Rock Local Nature Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stiperstones and Heath Mynd.

Stiperstones

Peak

Photo: Martyn B, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stiperstones is a distinctive hill in Shropshire, England. The quartzite rock of the ridge formed some 480 million years ago. During the last Ice Age Stiperstones lay on the eastern margin of the Welsh ice sheet.

Heath Mynd

Peak

Photo: Charles Leventon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heath Mynd is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. At a height of 452 metres it is fairly unnotable except for its Marilyn status, a feature caused by the sharp drop on all sides. Heath Mynd is situated 2 miles southwest of Rock Cottage.

Linley Hall

Building

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Linley Hall is a building, which is situated 2½ miles south of Rock Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Bog and Shelve.

The Bog

Locality

The Bog is a former mining community in Shropshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Bishops Castle, east of the A488, at grid reference SO355979. It was once a busy village with over 200 buildings.

Shelve

Village

Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shelve is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worthen with Shelve in Shropshire district of Shropshire, England. It is to the west of the Stiperstones ridge and east of Stapeley Hill, at an altitude of about 342 metres, and is some 2 miles from the England–Wales border to the west. Shelve is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rock Cottage.