British Camp and nearby Midsummer Hill fort are fine examples of upland hillforts constructed by the Celts who once occupied the whole of the British Isles prior to the arrival of the Anglo Saxons. The Celts spoke Brythonic or Brittonic, which in turn developed into Old Welsh. Most of the Welsh place names in what is now England and Scotland have disappeared but some have survived in place names such as Malvern / Moelfryn(Bare Hill); Avon/Afon (River); Dover/ Dwfr (Water), Coomb / Cwm (valley).
and plenty of fresh water too
createrainbowz 11 months ago
British Camp and nearby Midsummer Hill fort are fine examples of upland hillforts constructed by the Celts who once occupied the whole of the British Isles prior to the arrival of the Anglo Saxons. The Celts spoke Brythonic or Brittonic, which in turn developed into Old Welsh. Most of the Welsh place names in what is now England and Scotland have disappeared but some have survived in place names such as Malvern / Moelfryn(Bare Hill); Avon/Afon (River); Dover/ Dwfr (Water), Coomb / Cwm (valley).
branymor1 1 year ago
Malvern means nothing as a word in itself but its the corrupted name of 'moelfryn' which means bare hill in welsh ...makes sense ;).
western herefordshire spoke welsh until the late 1400s which the last native speaker dying in the 1890s
3tangle3 1 year ago