Nesscliffe Cliff Faces, Iron Age Hill Fort, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK - Established Rock Climbing Areas on Waymarking.com

Nesscliffe has a series of cliff faces running north-south and formed part of the Iron age hill fort as a natural defence. There are also a long series of holes here made when support beams were put up when the area was used for accommodation at some point in the past.

As you can see there are a number of chalk marks where people have been on the face.

A sandstone crag offering a variety of very impressive lines on rock that is never beyond suspicion. Recent new routes have been led although most climbers will use a toprope. There is plenty of bouldering and the crag is therefore reasonably popular with locals. Reaches a maximum height of 45m.The recommended routes include Red Square E1, Bruce Factor E3, Berlin Wall E7, My Piano E8, The Nuance E5, Gathering Sun E8, Marlene E4, Full Sun E6 and Leaf Storm E6.

Number of named routes: 50+ Approximate height of the cliff: 140 Website: [Web Link] Park Website: [Web Link] Type of climbing: Multi-pitch Toprope Anchors: Bolts Parking Coordinates: N 52° 46.413 W 002° 54.709 Is there camping or a hotel nearby?: yes Range of difficulty: Not listed Public Viewpoint: Not Listed

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